| heavy | |
| 1. adj. (of a physical object) Having great weight. | |
| 2. adj. (of a topic) Serious, somber. | |
| 3. adj. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive. | |
| heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc. | |
| 4. adj. (UK, slang) Good. | |
| This film is heavy. | |
| 5. adj. (dated, late 1960s, 1970s, US) Profound. | |
| The Moody Blues are, like, heavy. | |
| 6. adj. (of a rate of flow) High, great. | |
| 7. adj. (slang) Armed. | |
| Come heavy, or not at all. | |
| 8. adj. (music) Louder, more distorted. | |
| Metal is heavier than swing. | |
| 9. adj. (of weather) Hot and humid. | |
| 10. adj. (of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people. | |
| He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker - certainly not an ideal husband. | |
| 11. adj. (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest. | |
| Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising. | |
| 12. adj. Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense. | |
| it was a heavy storm; a heavy slumber in bed; a heavy punch | |
| 13. adj. Laden to a great extent. | |
| his eyes were heavy with sleep; she was heavy with child | |
| 14. adj. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc. | |
| 15. adj. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid. | |
| a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc. | |
| a heavy writer or book | |
| 16. adj. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey. | |
| a heavy road; a heavy soil | |
| 17. adj. Not raised or leavened. | |
| heavy bread | |
| 18. adj. Having much body or strength; said of wines or spirits. | |
| 19. adj. (obsolete) With child; pregnant. | |
| 20. adj. (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one | |
| 21. adv. heavily | |
| heavy laden with their sins | |
| 22. adv. (India, colloquial) very | |
| 23. n. A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts. | |
| With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films. | |
| 24. n. (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard. | |
| A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it. | |
| The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers. | |
| 25. v. (often with "up") To make heavier. | |
| 26. v. To sadden. | |
| 27. v. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure. | |
| The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses. | |
| 28. adj. Having the heaves. | |
| a heavy horse | |
