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- Dictionaryheavy/ˈhɛvi/
adjective
- 1. of great weight; difficult to lift or move: "a heavy and bulky load" Similar Opposite
- 2. of great density; thick or substantial: "heavy grey clouds" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind. informal
- 2. strong beer, especially bitter: Scottish "a pint of heavy"
adverb
- 1. heavily: "heavy-laden"
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HEAVY definition: 1. weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift: 2. (especially of something unpleasant) of…. Learn more.
1. a. : having great weight. also : characterized by mass or weight. how heavy is it? b. : having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk. Lead and gold are heavy metals. c (1) of an isotope : having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element. heavy carbons. (2)
Heavy definition: of great weight; hard to lift or carry. See examples of HEAVY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'heavy' Word Frequency. heavy. (hevi ) Word forms: comparative heavier , superlative heaviest , plural heavies. 1. adjective A2. Something that is heavy weighs a lot. These scissors are awfully heavy. Gosh, that was a heavy bag! The mud stuck to her boots, making her feet heavy and her legs tired. heaviness uncountable noun.
Something that's heavy weighs a lot, either physically or emotionally. It's hard to lift a heavy backpack, and it's hard to handle a heavy topic, like the meaning of life. Bulky, substantial things are heavy, and you can also describe people as heavy, especially if they're big-boned and carry a lot of weight.
Definition of heavy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. Having considerable thickness: a heavy coat. b. Broad or coarse: drew the face with heavy lines.
used to say how much someone or something weighs: How heavy are you? Oxygen is sixteen times heavier than hydrogen. heavy adjective (A LOT) B1. large in amount or degree: heavy traffic. heavy costs. a heavy drinker/smoker. someone who drinks / smokes a lot. heavy snow/rain. an occasion when a lot of snow / rain falls. heavy adjective (FORCE)
2 more or worse than usual in amount, degree, etc. the noise of heavy traffic heavy frost/rain/snow the effects of heavy drinking There was heavy fighting in the capital last night. The penalty for speeding can be a heavy fine .
of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person; heavy freight. Physics having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity: a heavy metal.
