heavy
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heavy (comparative heavier, superlative heaviest)
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- (of a physical object) Having great weight.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (British, slang) good.
- This film is heavy.
- (dated, late 1960s, 1970s, US) Profound.
- The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- (slang) armed.
- Come heavy, or not at all.
- (Music terminology) louder, more distorted
- Metal is heavier than swing.
- (of weather) hot and humid
- (of a person) doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- He was a heavy sleeper, heavy eater and a heavy smoker - certainly not an ideal husband.
- (of food) high in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Cheese stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense;
- It was a heavy storm
- A heavy slumber in bed
- A heavy punch
- laden to a great extent.
- His eyes were heavy with sleep
- She was heavy with child
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having great weight
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serious
slang: armed
of weather:hot and humid
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of a person:doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people
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heavy (plural heavys or heavies)
- A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.
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slang: doorman
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to heavy (third-person singular simple present heavies, present participle heavied, simple past and past participle heavying)
- (Australian, New Zealand) To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations.
- The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.