heavy

adjective (heavier, heaviest)

• 1of great weight; difficult to lift or move:the pan was too heavy for me to carry
• used in questions about weight:how heavy is it?
• [attributive] (of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind:heavy artillery
• [predic.] weighed down; full of something:branches heavy with blossoms
• (of a person’s head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness:a heavy head
• Physics of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass. See also heavy water.

• 2of great density; thick or substantial:heavy gray clouds a heavy blanket
• (of food or a meal) hard to digest; too filling.
• (of ground or soil) hard to travel over or work with because muddy or full of clay.
• not delicate or graceful; coarse:he had a big mustache and heavy features
• moving slowly or with difficulty:steering that is heavy when parking
• (of a smell) overpowering:the air was heavy with the sweet odor of apples
• (of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive:a heavy thundery sky

• 3of more than the usual size, amount, or force:rush hour traffic was heavy and I was delayed
• doing something to excess:a heavy smoker
• (heavy on) using a lot of:stories heavy on melodrama

• 4striking or falling with force:a heavy blow to the head we had heavy overnight rain
• (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm.

• 5needing much physical effort:long hours and heavy work
• mentally oppressive; hard to endure:a heavy burden of responsibility
• important or serious:a heavy discussion
• (of a literary work) hard to read or understand because overly serious or difficult.
• feeling or expressing grief:I left him with a heavy heart
• informal (of a situation) serious and hard to deal with:things were getting pretty heavy
• informal (of a person) strict or harsh:the police were really getting heavy

noun (plural heavies)

• 1a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.
• informal a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection:I needed money to pay off the heavies
• an important person:music business heavies
• (heavies) British informal serious newspapers:reporters from the Sunday heavies

• 2chiefly Scottish strong beer, especially bitter:a pint of heavy

adverb

• heavily:his words hung heavy in the air [in combination]:heavy-laden