heavy

/ˈhe.vi/

noun

Meaning

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."
A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
"A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it."
A large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.)

verb

Meaning

(often with "up") To make heavier.
To sadden.
To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.
"The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses."

adjective

Meaning

(of a physical object) Having great weight.
(of a topic) Serious, somber.
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
"heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc."
Good.
"This film is heavy."
(late 1960s, 1970s) Profound.
"The Moody Blues are, like, heavy."
(of a rate of flow) High, great.
Armed.
"Come heavy, or not at all."
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, a 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"
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
"a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc."
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
"a heavy road; a heavy soil"
Not raised or leavened.
"heavy bread"
(of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
With child; pregnant.
Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one
(petroleum) with high viscosity

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