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Heavy   /hˈɛvi/   Listen
adjective
Heavy  adj.  Having the heaves.


Heavy  adj.  (compar. heavier; superl. heaviest)  
1.
Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
2.
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc. "The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod." "The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make." "Sent hither to impart the heavy news." "Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence."
3.
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. "The heavy (sorrowing) nobles all in council were." "A light wife doth make a heavy husband."
4.
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book. "Whilst the heavy plowman snores." "Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind." "Neither (is) his ear heavy, that it can not hear."
5.
Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
6.
Loud; deep; said of sound; as, heavy thunder. "But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more."
7.
Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; said of the sky.
8.
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
9.
Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.
10.
Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; said of food.
11.
Having much body or strength; said of wines, or other liquors.
12.
With child; pregnant. (R.)
Heavy artillery. (Mil.)
(a)
Guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege, garrison, and seacoast guns.
(b)
Troops which serve heavy guns.
Heavy cavalry. See under Cavalry.
Heavy fire (Mil.), a continuous or destructive cannonading, or discharge of small arms.
Heavy metal (Mil.), large guns carrying balls of a large size; also, large balls for such guns.
Heavy metals. (Chem.) See under Metal.
Heavy weight, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight (c), under Feather. Note: Heavy is used in composition to form many words which need no special explanation; as, heavy-built, heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc.


adverb
Heavy  adv.  Heavily; sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.


verb
Heavy  v. t.  To make heavy. (Obs.)





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"Heavy" Quotes from Famous Books



... 361. "I was so weary of drawing-rooms, of jets of water, of bowers, of flower-beds and of those that showed them to me; I was so overwhelmed with pamphlets, harpsichords, games, knots, stupid witticisms, simpering looks, petty story-tellers and heavy suppers, that when I spied out a corner in a hedge, a bush, a barn, a meadow, or when, on passing through a hamlet, I caught the smell of a good parsley omelet. . I sent to the devil all the rouge, frills, flounces ...
— The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) - The Ancient Regime • Hippolyte A. Taine
... advantage of the dining-room where she was doing little things, for the next day, watched the drama with a heavy heart. What had come between her children, and what could she do about it? The only comforting thing about it seemed to be that each was as unhappy as the other. Could it be that Howard Letchworth was jealous of this small-souled, spoiled son of fortune ...
— Cloudy Jewel • Grace Livingston Hill
... for every syllable had burned into her soul, and she could have repeated each word of the cruel message. This, then, was the end of her bright dream of bliss! She did not weep, for she could not. The fountain of her tears seemed dried up. A heavy weight had suddenly fallen on all her faculties. The objects in the room chased each other in rapid circles, while Dr. Lacey stood in the distance mocking her anguish. A faint feeling gathered round her heart. She uttered a low ...
— Tempest and Sunshine • Mary J. Holmes
... is taken to protect the seeds against the stifling heat of sunrays as well as heavy showers. To this end forked sticks about three inches high, are placed around the tobacco beds, opposite one another, and into these forks thin twigs are laid, which are covered with palm-leaves in such a way as ...
— Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce • E. R. Billings
... really great race-horses. He had owned some famous sprinters, but his knowledge of the racing game had convinced him that, could he but acquire Panchito, he would be the owner of a true king of the turf. The assurance that, with all his great wealth, this supreme delight was denied him, was a heavy blow. ...
— The Pride of Palomar • Peter B. Kyne


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