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heavy adj (heavier, heaviest) 1 having great weight. 2 said of breathing: loud, because of excitement, exhaustion, etc. 3 great in amount, size, power, etc • heavy traffic • a heavy crop. 4 great in amount, frequency, etc • a heavy drinker. 5 considerable • heavy emphasis. 6 hard to bear, endure or fulfil • a heavy fate. 7 ungraceful and coarse • heavy features. 8 severe, intense or excessive • heavy fighting. 9 sad or dejected • with a heavy heart • heavy-hearted. 10 said of food: difficult to digest • a heavy meal. 11 having a great or relatively high density • a heavy metal. Compare heavy metal. 12 striking or falling with force; powerful • heavy rain. 13 forceful or powerful • a heavy sea. 14 intense or deep • a heavy sleep. 15 said of the sky: dark and cloudy. 16 needing a lot of physical or mental effort. 17 said of literature, music, etc: a serious in tone and content; b not immediately accessible or appealing. 18 physically and mentally slow. 19 fat; solid. 20 said of soil: wet and soft due to its high clay content. 21 colloq strict; severe • Don't be heavy on him. 22 military a equipped with powerful weapons, armour, etc; b said of guns: large and powerful. 23 said of cakes and bread: dense through not having risen enough. noun (heavies) 1 slang a large, violent and usually not very intelligent man. 2 a villain in a play, film, etc. 3 Scottish a beer like bitter but darker in colour and gassier. 4 (usually the heavies) serious newspapers. adverb 1 heavily • Time hangs heavy on my hands. 2 with a heavy burden • heavy-laden. heavily adverb 1 in a heavy way; with or as if with weight. 2 intensely, severely or violently. heaviness noun. make heavy weather of something to experience great difficulty in doing something, or exaggerate the difficulties involved in it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hefig.

heavy adj (heavier, heaviest) 1 having great weight. 2 said of breathing: loud, because of excitement, exhaustion, etc. 3 great in amount, size, power, etc • heavy traffic • a heavy crop. 4 great in amount, frequency, etc • a heavy drinker. 5 considerable • heavy emphasis. 6 hard to bear, endure or fulfil • a heavy fate. 7 ungraceful and coarse • heavy features. 8 severe, intense or excessive • heavy fighting. 9 sad or dejected • with a heavy heart • heavy-hearted. 10 said of food: difficult to digest • a heavy meal. 11 having a great or relatively high density • a heavy metal. Compare heavy metal. 12 striking or falling with force; powerful • heavy rain. 13 forceful or powerful • a heavy sea. 14 intense or deep • a heavy sleep. 15 said of the sky: dark and cloudy. 16 needing a lot of physical or mental effort. 17 said of literature, music, etc: a serious in tone and content; b not immediately accessible or appealing. 18 physically and mentally slow. 19 fat; solid. 20 said of soil: wet and soft due to its high clay content. 21 colloq strict; severe • Don't be heavy on him. 22 military a equipped with powerful weapons, armour, etc; b said of guns: large and powerful. 23 said of cakes and bread: dense through not having risen enough. noun (heavies) 1 slang a large, violent and usually not very intelligent man. 2 a villain in a play, film, etc. 3 Scottish a beer like bitter but darker in colour and gassier. 4 (usually the heavies) serious newspapers. adverb 1 heavily • Time hangs heavy on my hands. 2 with a heavy burden • heavy-laden. heavily adverb 1 in a heavy way; with or as if with weight. 2 intensely, severely or violently. heaviness noun. make heavy weather of something to experience great difficulty in doing something, or exaggerate the difficulties involved in it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hefig.

heavy adj (heavier, heaviest) 1 having great weight. 2 said of breathing: loud, because of excitement, exhaustion, etc. 3 great in amount, size, power, etc • heavy traffic • a heavy crop. 4 great in amount, frequency, etc • a heavy drinker. 5 considerable • heavy emphasis. 6 hard to bear, endure or fulfil • a heavy fate. 7 ungraceful and coarse • heavy features. 8 severe, intense or excessive • heavy fighting. 9 sad or dejected • with a heavy heart • heavy-hearted. 10 said of food: difficult to digest • a heavy meal. 11 having a great or relatively high density • a heavy metal. Compare heavy metal. 12 striking or falling with force; powerful • heavy rain. 13 forceful or powerful • a heavy sea. 14 intense or deep • a heavy sleep. 15 said of the sky: dark and cloudy. 16 needing a lot of physical or mental effort. 17 said of literature, music, etc: a serious in tone and content; b not immediately accessible or appealing. 18 physically and mentally slow. 19 fat; solid. 20 said of soil: wet and soft due to its high clay content. 21 colloq strict; severe • Don't be heavy on him. 22 military a equipped with powerful weapons, armour, etc; b said of guns: large and powerful. 23 said of cakes and bread: dense through not having risen enough. noun (heavies) 1 slang a large, violent and usually not very intelligent man. 2 a villain in a play, film, etc. 3 Scottish a beer like bitter but darker in colour and gassier. 4 (usually the heavies) serious newspapers. adverb 1 heavily • Time hangs heavy on my hands. 2 with a heavy burden • heavy-laden. heavily adverb 1 in a heavy way; with or as if with weight. 2 intensely, severely or violently. heaviness noun. make heavy weather of something to experience great difficulty in doing something, or exaggerate the difficulties involved in it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hefig.