Heavy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective, heav·i·er, heav·i·est.
  1. of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  2. of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive: a heavy vote; a heavy snowfall.
  3. of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.: a heavy sea.
  4. of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight.
  5. having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal.
  6. of major import; grave; serious: a heavy offense.
  7. deep or intense; profound: a heavy thinker; heavy slumber.
  8. Military.
    • thickly armed or equipped with guns of large size.
    • (of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy weapons.
  9. hard to bear; burdensome; harsh; oppressive: heavy taxes.
  10. hard to cope with; trying; difficult: a heavy task.
  11. being as indicated to an unusually great degree:a heavy buyer.
  12. broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate: heavy lines drawn in charcoal.
  13. weighted or laden: air heavy with moisture.
  14. fraught; loaded; charged: words heavy with meaning.
  15. depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow; sad: a heavy heart.
  16. without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: a heavy style.
  17. slow in movement or action; clumsy: a heavy walk.
  18. loud and deep; sonorous: a heavy sound.
  19. (of the sky) overcast or cloudy.
  20. exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick: heavy doughnuts.
  21. (of food) not easily digested.
  22. being in a state of advanced pregnancy; nearing childbirth: heavy with child;heavy with young.
  23. having a large capacity, capable of doing rough work, or having a large output: a heavy truck.
  24. producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing: heavy industry.
  25. sober, serious, or somber: a heavy part in a drama.
  26. 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.
  27. Slang.
    • very good; excellent.
    • very serious or important: a really heavy relationship.
  28. Phonetics. (of a syllable)
noun, plural heav·ies.
  1. a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Iago is the heavy in Othello.
  2. the theatrical role of a villain.
  3. an actor who plays a theatrical heavy.
  4. a gun of great weight or large caliber.
  5. a very important or influential person: a reception for government heavies.
adverb
  1. heavily.
adjective heavier or heaviest
  1. of comparatively great weight
  2. having a relatively high density
  3. great in yield, quality, or quantity
  4. great or considerable
  5. hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil
  6. sad or dejected in spirit or mood
  7. coarse or broad
  8. (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy
  9. solid or fat
  10. (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials
  11. serious; grave
  12. military
    • armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc
    • (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type
  13. (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation
  14. dull and uninteresting
  15. prodigious
  16. (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened
  17. deep and loud
  18. (of music, literature, etc)
    • dramatic and powerful; grandiose
    • not immediately comprehensible or appealing
  19. slang
    • unpleasant or tedious
    • wonderful
    • (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard
  20. weighted; burdened
  21. clumsy and slow
  22. permeating
  23. cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain
  24. not easily digestible
  25. (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element
  26. (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy
  27. using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality
  28. using large quantities of
noun plural heavies
    • a villainous role
    • an actor who plays such a part
  1. military
    • a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship
    • a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery
  2. a serious newspaper
  3. a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc
  4. a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence
  5. strong bitter beer
adverb
    • in a heavy manner; heavily
    • (in combination)
Heavy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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