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Definition: Meaning of, heavy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɛvi /

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heavy heavier heaviest
  1. weight weighing a lot
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  2. amount/degree/severity great in amount, degree, or severity
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  3. needing physical effort needing a lot of physical strength and effort
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  4. needing mental effort not easy or entertaining and needing a lot of mental effort
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  5. heavy going difficult to understand or deal with
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  6. be heavy on something informal to use a lot or too much of something
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  7. heavy with something literary full of something
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  8. heavy schedule/timetable/day etc a time in which you have a lot to do
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  9. heavy breathing breathing that is slow and loud
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  10. make heavy weather of something British English to make something that you are doing seem more difficult or complicated than it really is - used to show disapproval
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  11. weapons/machines [only before noun] large and powerful
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  12. materials/clothes etc heavy materials, clothes, shoes, or objects are thick or solidly made
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  13. food solid and making your stomach feel full and uncomfortable
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  14. eyes if your eyes are heavy, it is difficult to keep them open, usually because you are tired
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  15. body/face large, broad, and solid
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  16. body/face American English used to politely describe someone who is fat [=  large]
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  17. with force hitting something or falling with a lot of force or weight
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  18. ground soil that is heavy is thick and solid
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  19. ground a sports ground or race track that is heavy is muddy
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  20. smell strong and usually sweet
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  21. air too warm and not at all fresh because there is no wind
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  22. emotions informal a relationship or situation that is heavy involves serious or strong feelings
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  23. get heavy (with somebody) informal to start behaving in a threatening or strict way
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  24. heavy silence/atmosphere a situation in which people do not speak and feel sad, anxious, or embarrassed
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  25. heavy sky/clouds clouds that look dark and grey as though it will soon rain
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  26. heavy sleeper someone who does not wake easily
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  27. heavy irony/sarcasm remarks that very clearly say the opposite of what you really feel
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  28. heavy seas sea with big waves
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  29. with a heavy heart literary feeling very sad
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  30. heavy date American English a very important DATE (= an occasion when you meet someone you like in a romantic way) with a BOYFRIEND or GIRLFRIEND - usually used humorously
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heavy heavier heaviest
  1. time hangs/lies heavy on your hands if time hangs or lies heavy on your hands, it seems to pass slowly because you are bored or have nothing to do
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  2. be heavy into something American English spoken informal to be very involved in an activity, especially one that is not good for you
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heavy heavies
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  1. informal a large strong man who is paid to protect someone or to threaten other people
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heavy used in phrases

  • heavy breather (noun)
    1. a man who telephones a woman and does not speak, but breathes loudly, in order to get sexual pleasure
  • heavy cream (noun)
    1. thick cream [=  double cream British English]
  • heavy goods vehicle (noun)
    1. an HGV
  • heavy hitter (noun)
    1. a person or company that has a lot of power, especially in business or politics
    2. a BASEBALL player who hits the ball very hard
  • heavy hydrogen (noun)
    1. as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron
  • heavy industry (noun)
    1. industry that produces large goods such as cars and machines, or materials such as coal, steel, or chemicals
  • heavy lifting (noun)
    1. difficult work
  • heavy metal (noun)
    1. [uncountable] a type of ROCK music with a strong beat, played very loudly on electric GUITAR s
    2. [countable] technical a metal that has a high DENSITY, such as gold, MERCURY, or LEAD . Many heavy metals are poisonous.
  • heavy metal music (noun)
    1. loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
  • heavy particle (noun)
    1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
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