heavy

heavy: adjective (heavier, heaviest)

1》 of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

2》 of great density; thick or substantial.

    ↘(of food) hard to digest; too filling.

    ↘(of ground) muddy or full of clay.

3》 of more than the usual size, amount, or force: a heavy cold.

    ↘(of a smell) overpowering.

    ↘(heavy on) using a lot of.

    ↘doing something to excess: a heavy smoker.

4》 striking or falling with force.

5》 not delicate or graceful; coarse or slow-moving.

6》 needing much physical effort.

7》 very important or serious.

    ↘mentally oppressive; hard to endure.

    ↘informal strict, harsh, or difficult to deal with.

8》 (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm.

9》 Physics containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass: heavy water.

noun (plural heavies)

1》 informal a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection.

    ↘an important person.

2》 chiefly Scottish strong beer, especially bitter.

Phrases

heavy going a person or situation that is difficult or boring to deal with.

Derivatives

heavily adverb

heaviness noun

heavyish adjective

Origin

OE hefig, of Gmc origin; related to heave.

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Synonyms:

Weighty (with reference to one's strength), ponderous, hard or difficult to lift / Stormy, tempestuous, violent, severe, strong, energetic, boisterous / Loud, deep, roaring / Dense, dark, gloomy, lowering, cloudy / Hard to digest, burdensome, oppressive / Of great body, strong, heady (said of liquors) / Thick, heavy-bodied (said of liquids) / Oppressive, grievous, severe, burdensome, cumbersome, afflictive / Dull, sluggish, inert, inactive, dilatory, stupid, torpid, indolent, slow, lifeless, inanimate / Dejected, depressed, sorrowful, sad, gloomy, melancholy, despondent, disconsolate, crushed, cast down, downcast, down-hearted, low-spirited, crestfallen, chapfallen, in low spirits / Onerous, difficult, laborious, hard / Tedious, tiresome, wearisome, weary / Loaded, burdened, encumbered, weighed down / Miry, muddy, cloggy, clayey / Clammy (as bread), ill-raised, soggy

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Heavy — Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Heavy D — Heavy D, eigentlich Dwight Errington Myers[1], (* 24. Mai 1967 in Mandeville, Jamaika; † 8. November 2011 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien[2]) war ein US amerikanische Rapper, Schauspieler und Sänger. Er wurde in den 1990er Jahren vor allem als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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heavy — ► ADJECTIVE (heavier, heaviest) 1) of great weight; difficult to lift or move. 2) of great density; thick or substantial. 3) of more than the usual size, amount, or force. 4) doing something to excess: a heavy smoker. 5) striking or falling with… … English terms dictionary
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