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heavy

/ˈhe.vi/
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noun

  • 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."

  • A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

    "A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it."

  • A large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.)

verb

  • (often with "up") To make heavier.
  • To sadden.
  • 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."

adjective

  • (of a physical object) Having great weight.
  • (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  • Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

    "heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc."

  • Good.

    "This film is heavy."

  • (late 1960s, 1970s) Profound.

    "The Moody Blues are, like, heavy."

  • (of a rate of flow) High, great.
  • Armed.

    "Come heavy, or not at all."

  • Louder, more distorted.

    "Metal is heavier than swing."

  • (of weather) Hot and humid.
  • (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."

  • (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

    "Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising."

  • Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

    "it was a heavy storm;  a heavy slumber in bed;  a heavy punch"

  • Laden to a great extent.

    "his eyes were heavy with sleep;  she was heavy with child"

  • Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
  • Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

    "a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc."

  • Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

    "a heavy road; a heavy soil"

  • Not raised or leavened.

    "heavy bread"

  • (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
  • With child; pregnant.
  • Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one
  • (petroleum) with high viscosity
Synonyms:swearsweer

adverb

  • In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.

    "heavy laden with their sins"

  • To a great degree; greatly.
  • Very

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