of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall.
of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea.
of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight.
having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal.
of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense.
deep or intense; profound: a heavy thinker; heavy slumber.
Military.
thickly armed or equipped with guns of large size.Compare heavy cruiser.
(of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy weapons.Compare heavy artillery.
hard to bear; burdensome; harsh; oppressive: heavy taxes.
hard to cope with; trying; difficult: a heavy task.
being as indicated to an unusually great degree: a heavy buyer.
broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate: heavy lines drawn in charcoal.
weighted or laden: air heavy with moisture.
fraught; loaded; charged: words heavy with meaning.
depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow; sad: a heavy heart.
without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: a heavy style.
slow in movement or action; clumsy: a heavy walk.
loud and deep; sonorous: a heavy sound.
(of the sky) overcast or cloudy.
exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick: heavy doughnuts.
(of food) not easily digested.
being in a state of advanced pregnancy; nearing childbirth: heavy with child;heavy with young.
having a large capacity, capable of doing rough work, or having a large output: a heavy truck.
producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing: heavy industry.
sober, serious, or somber: a heavy part in a drama.
Chemistry. of or relating to an isotope of greater than normal atomic weight, as heavy hydrogen or heavy oxygen, or to a compound containing such an element, as heavy water.
Slang.
very good; excellent.
very serious or important: a really heavy relationship.
Phonetics. (of a syllable)
stressed (def. 12).
long1 (def. 22).
noun,pluralheav·ies.
a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Iago is the heavy in Othello.
the theatrical role of a villain.
an actor who plays a theatrical heavy.
Military. a gun of great weight or large caliber.
Slang. a very important or influential person: a reception for government heavies.
adverb
heavily.
Origin of heavy
First recorded before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig, equivalent to hef(e) “weight” + -ig; cf. heave-y1
14. Heavy,momentous,weighty refer to anything having a considerable amount of figurative weight. Heavy suggests the carrying of a figurative burden: words heavy with menace.Momentous emphasizes the idea of great and usually serious consequences: a momentous occasion, statement.Weighty, seldom used literally, refers to something heavy with importance, often concerned with public affairs, which may require deliberation and careful judgment: a weighty matter, problem.
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British Dictionary definitions for heavy
heavy
/ (ˈhɛvɪ) /
adjectiveheavierorheaviest
of comparatively great weighta heavy stone
having a relatively high densitylead is a heavy metal
great in yield, quality, or quantityheavy rain; heavy traffic
great or considerableheavy emphasis
hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfilheavy demands
sad or dejected in spirit or moodheavy at heart
coarse or broada heavy line; heavy features
(of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy
solid or fatheavy legs
(of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materialsCompare light 2 (def. 19)
serious; grave
military
armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc
(of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type
(of a syllable) having stress or accentuationCompare light 2 (def. 24)
dull and uninterestinga heavy style
prodigiousa heavy drinker
(of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened
deep and louda heavy thud
(of music, literature, etc)
dramatic and powerful; grandiose
not immediately comprehensible or appealing
slang
unpleasant or tedious
wonderful
(of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard
weighted; burdenedheavy with child
clumsy and slowheavy going
permeatinga heavy smell
cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rainheavy skies
not easily digestiblea heavy meal
(of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring elementheavy hydrogen; heavy water
horse racing(of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy
slangusing, or prepared to use, violence or brutalitythe heavy mob
heavy oninformalusing large quantities ofthis car is heavy on petrol
nounpluralheavies
a villainous role
an actor who plays such a part
military
a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship
a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery
the heavies(usually plural)informala serious newspaperthe Sunday heavies
informala heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc
slanga man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence
Scotstrong bitter beer
adverb
in a heavy manner; heavilytime hangs heavy
(in combination)heavy-laden
Derived forms of heavy
heavily, adverbheaviness, noun
Word Origin for heavy
Old English hefig; related to hebban to heave, Old High German hebīg
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