English dictionary
heavy
/'h/E/v/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of comparatively great physical weight or density
ExamplesA heavy load.
Lead is a heavy metal.
Heavy mahogany furniture.
Antonyms lightSource: WordNet 3.0
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unusually great in degree or quantity or number
ExamplesHeavy taxes.
A heavy fine.
Heavy casualties.
Heavy losses.
Heavy rain.
Heavy traffic.
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of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
ExamplesHeavy artillery.
Heavy infantry.
A heavy cruiser.
Heavy guns.
Heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries.
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marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
ExamplesA heavy heart.
A heavy schedule.
Heavy news.
A heavy silence.
Heavy eyelids.
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of great intensity or power or force
ExamplesA heavy blow.
The fighting was heavy.
Heavy seas.
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(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
ExamplesHeavy hydrogen.
Heavy water.
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Having the heaves.
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Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a <i>heavy</i> stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a <i>heavy</i> fall of rain or snow; a <i>heavy</i> failure; <i>heavy</i> business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a <i>heavy</i> barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a <i>heavy</i> draught.
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noun
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an actor who plays villainous roles
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a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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adverb
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slowly as if burdened by much weight
ExamplesTime hung heavy on their hands.
Synonyms heavilySource: WordNet 3.0
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Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, <i>heavy</i>-laden.
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adjective satellite
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usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
ExamplesThe clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated.
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darkened by clouds
ExamplesA heavy sky.
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(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
ExamplesIago is the heavy role in `Othello'.
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permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
ExamplesHeavy fog.
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of relatively large extent and density
ExamplesA heavy line.
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made of fabric having considerable thickness
ExamplesA heavy coat.
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prodigious
ExamplesHeavy investor.
Synonyms bigSource: WordNet 3.0
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full and loud and deep
ExamplesHeavy sounds.
Synonyms sonorousSource: WordNet 3.0
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given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
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of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
ExamplesHeavy matters of state.
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slow and laborious because of weight
ExamplesThe heavy tread of tired troops.
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large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
ExamplesA heavy truck.
Heavy machinery.
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dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
ExamplesA heavy pudding.
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sharply inclined
ExamplesA heavy grade.
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full of; bearing great weight
ExamplesTrees heavy with fruit.
Synonyms weighed downSource: WordNet 3.0
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requiring or showing effort
ExamplesHeavy breathing.
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
ExamplesHeavy work.
Heavy going.
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lacking lightness or liveliness
ExamplesHeavy humor.
Synonyms leadenSource: WordNet 3.0
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(of sleep) deep and complete
ExamplesA heavy sleep.
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in an advanced stage of pregnancy
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verb
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To make heavy.
Source: webster1913