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US
/ˈhɛvi/
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[ UK /hˈɛvi/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛvi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of sleep) deep and complete
deep wakeless sleep
fell into a profound sleep
a heavy sleep
a sound sleeper - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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full and loud and deep
a herald chosen for his sonorous voice
heavy sounds -
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
heavy hydrogen
heavy water -
made of fabric having considerable thickness
a heavy coat -
slow and laborious because of weight
the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
a ponderous yawn
ponderous prehistoric beasts -
full of; bearing great weight
trees heavy with fruit
vines weighed down with grapes -
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
a heavy truck
heavy machinery -
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
a grievous fault
heavy matters of state
the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
grave responsibilities -
requiring or showing effort
heavy breathing
the subject made for labored reading -
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
a hard drinker -
of comparatively great physical weight or density
lead is a heavy metal
heavy mahogany furniture
a heavy load -
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
Iago is the heavy role in `Othello' -
lacking lightness or liveliness
heavy humor
a leaden conversation -
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated -
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
a heavy pudding -
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
impenetrable gloom
heavy fog
dense smoke -
sharply inclined
a heavy grade -
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
a heavy heart
a heavy silence
heavy eyelids
a heavy schedule
heavy news -
of relatively large extent and density
a heavy line -
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
was big with child
was great with child -
unusually great in degree or quantity or number
heavy traffic
heavy taxes
heavy casualties
heavy rain
heavy losses
a heavy fine -
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
heavy going
hard labor
heavy work
set a punishing pace
a grueling campaign
spent many laborious hours on the project -
darkened by clouds
a heavy sky -
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries
a heavy cruiser
heavy artillery
heavy infantry
heavy guns -
of great intensity or power or force
heavy seas
heavy seas
a heavy blow
the fighting was heavy -
prodigious
big eater
big spender
heavy investor
ADVERB
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slowly as if burdened by much weight
time hung heavy on their hands
NOUN
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
How To Use heavy In A Sentence
- Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
- She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
- The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
- Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
- The features in this home are just too many to mention such as coffered ceilings, multi-light windows, heavy door and window casings, and other elements that give this home great charm. WN.com - Business News
- Brush the aubergines with oil, add salt and pepper, and bake till soft. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a heavy pan.
- She huffed, stood up, arched her back in a heavyweight stretch, turned to the fountain and started in on a long, long drink.
- There wasn't a puff of wind for most of an unseasonally cold day and the heavy overnight rain had softened both the fairways and greens to make them more receptive.
- A couple of weeks after the monarch's announcement, heavy rain began to fall, thus ending the drought.
- The Cologne goalkeeper signalled his potential by publicly attacking the legendary Bayern Munich Maoist Paul Breitner for his heavy drinking, smoking and gambling though not, strangely enough, for his scrofulous appearance. Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson
