Definitions for heavy
ˈhɛv iheavy

Princeton's WordNet(2.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heavynoun

   an actor who plays villainous roles

2. heavyadjective

   a serious (or tragic) role in a play

3. heavyadjective

   of comparatively great physical weight or density

   "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

4. heavyadjective

   unusually great in degree or quantity or number

   "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"

5. heavyadjective

   of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

   "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"

6. heavyadjective

   marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

   "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

7. fleshy, heavy, overweightadjective

   usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

8. clayey, cloggy, heavyadjective

   (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

   "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

9. heavy, lowering, sullen, threateningadjective

   darkened by clouds

   "a heavy sky"

10. heavyadjective

    of great intensity or power or force

    "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"

11. heavyadjective

    (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

    "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"

12. heavyadjective

    (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

    "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"

13. dense, heavy, impenetrableadjective

    permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

    "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"

14. heavyadjective

    of relatively large extent and density

    "a heavy line"

15. heavyadjective

    made of fabric having considerable thickness

    "a heavy coat"

16. big(a), heavy(a)adjective

    prodigious

    "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"

17. heavy, sonorousadjective

    full and loud and deep

    "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

18. intemperate, hard, heavyadjective

    given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

    "a hard drinker"

19. grave, grievous, heavy, weightyadjective

    of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

    "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

20. heavy, lumbering, ponderousadjective

    slow and laborious because of weight

    "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"

21. heavyadjective

    large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

    "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"

22. heavyadjective

    dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

    "a heavy pudding"

23. heavyadjective

    sharply inclined

    "a heavy grade"

24. heavy, weighed downadjective

    full of; bearing great weight

    "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"

25. heavy, labored, labouredadjective

    requiring or showing effort

    "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

26. arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsomeadjective

    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

    "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

27. heavy, leadenadjective

    lacking lightness or liveliness

    "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"

28. heavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective

    (of sleep) deep and complete

    "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

29. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adverb

    in an advanced stage of pregnancy

    "was big with child"; "was great with child"

30. heavy, heavilyadverb

    slowly as if burdened by much weight

    "time hung heavy on their hands"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heavynoun

   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.

2. heavynoun

   A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

   A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.

3. heavynoun

   A large multi-engined aircraft.

   The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.

4. heavyverb

   To make heavier.

5. heavyverb

   To sadden.

6. heavyverb

   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.

7. heavyadverb

   very

8. heavyadjective

   Having great weight.

9. heavyadjective

   Serious, somber.

10. heavyadjective

    good.

    This film is heavy.

11. heavyadjective

    Profound.

    The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.

12. heavyadjective

    High, great.

13. heavyadjective

    armed.

    Come heavy, or not at all.

14. heavyadjective

    louder, more distorted

    Metal is heavier than swing.

15. heavyadjective

    hot and humid

16. heavyadjective

    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.

17. heavyadjective

    high in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

    Cheese stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.

18. heavyadjective

    Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense;

19. heavyadjective

    laden to a great extent.

20. Etymology: From hevy, from hefig.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. HEAVYadjective

   Etymology: heafig, Saxon.

   1. Weighty; ponderous; tending strongly to the center; contrary to light.

   Mersennus tells us, that a little child, with an engine of an hundred double pulleys, might move this earth, though it were much heavier than it is. John Wilkins.

   2. Sorrowful; dejected; depressed.

   Let me not be light;
   For a light wife doth make a heavy husband. William Shakespeare.

   3. Grievous; oppressive; afflictive.

   Menelaus bore an heavy hand over the citizens, having a malicious mind. 2 Mac. v. 23.

   Let not your ears despise my tongue for ever,
   Which shall possess them with the heaviest sound
   That ever yet they heard. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   If the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Are you so gospell’d
   To pray for this good man, and for his issue?
   Whose heavy hand hath bow’d you to the grave,
   And beggar’d yours for ever. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Chartres, at the levee,
   Tells with a sneer the tydings heavy. Jonathan Swift.

   4. Wanting alacrity; wanting briskness of appearance.

   My heavy eyes, you say, confess
   A heart to love and grief inclin’d. Matthew Prior.

   5. Wanting spirit or rapidity of sentiment; unanimated.

   A work was to be done, a heavy writer to be encouraged, and accordingly many thousand copies were bespoke. Jonathan Swift.

   6. Wanting activity; indolent; lazy.

   Fair, tall, his limbs with due proportion join’d;
   But of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind. John Dryden, Fables.

   7. Drousy; dull; torpid.

   Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep. Lu. ix. 33.

   8. Slow; sluggish.

   But let thy spiders, that suck up thy venom,
   And heavy gaited toads lie in their way. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   9. Stupid; foolish.

   This heavy headed revel, East and West
   Makes us traduc’d, and tax’d of other nations. William Shakespeare.

   I would not be accounted so base minded, or heavy headed, that I will confess that any of them is for valour, power, or fortune better than myself. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   10. Burdensome; troublesome; tedious.

   I put into thy hands what has been the diversion of some of my idle and heavy hours. John Locke, Epistle to the Reader.

   When alone, your time will not lie heavy upon your hands for want of some trifling amusement. Jonathan Swift.

   11. Loaded; incumbered; burthened.

   Hearing that there were forces coming against him, and not willing that they should find his men heavy and laden with booty, he returned unto Scotland. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   12. Not easily digested; not light to the stomach.

   Such preparations as retain the oil or fat, are most heavy to the stomach, which makes baked meat hard of digestion. Arb.

   13. Rich in soil; fertile, as heavy lands.14. Deep; cumbersome, as heavy roads.

2. Heavyadverb

   As an adverb it is only used in composition; heavily.

   Your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beast. Is. xlvi. 1.

   Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Mat. ii. 28.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavyadjective

   having the heaves

2. Heavy

   heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught

3. Heavy

   not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc

4. Heavy

   laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment

5. Heavy

   slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book

6. Heavy

   strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like

7. Heavy

   loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder

8. Heavy

   dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky

9. Heavy

   impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like

10. Heavy

    not raised or made light; as, heavy bread

11. Heavy

    not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food

12. Heavy

    having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other liquors

13. Heavy

    with child; pregnant

14. Heavyadverb

    heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden

15. Heavyverb

    to make heavy

16. Etymology: [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. hfigr, hfugr. See Heave.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavy

   Heavy is the debut studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in early 1968. Most of the songs are strikingly simple, based on two or three riffs. The lyrics are also simple; with the exceptions of "Unconscious Power" and "Gentle as it May Seem", each song has but a single verse of eight lines or less, repeated in whole or in part as needed. The first two tracks, "Possession" and "Unconscious Power", were released as the respective sides of a single. Three of the group's members left the band shortly after the album was recorded, leaving Ingle and Bushy to find replacements. Despite being a debut album with no hit single to provide an entry point for the casual listener, Heavy was a commercial success, reaching #78 on the Billboard Charts and eventually going Gold in the US. Darryl DeLoach, Doug Ingle & Jerry Penrod contributed lead vocals to the songs on Heavy. Side A credited Doug Ingle with Darryl DeLoach, Side B credited Darryl DeLoach with Doug Ingle on all songs except "Look For The Sun" which credited Darryl DeLoach with Jerry Penrod and "Iron Butterfly Theme" which was an instrumental. The two part vocals arranged, mixed and recorded in different ways changed the feeling and progression of the songs. By using the harmony of DeLoach & Ingle to create different vocal textures, the songs benefited by expanding the sonic field of the vocals more than one singer or multi-tracking of the same vocalist could have produced.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavy

   hev′i, adj. weighty: not easy to bear: oppressive: afflicted: inactive: dull, lacking brightness and interest: inclined to slumber: violent: loud: not easily digested, as food: miry, as soil: having strength, as liquor: dark with clouds: gloomy: expensive: (B.) sad: (theat.) pertaining to the representation of grave or serious parts.—adv. Heav′ily.—n. Heav′iness.—adjs. Heav′y-armed, bearing heavy armour or arms; Heav′y-hand′ed, clumsy, awkward: oppressive; Heav′y-head′ed, having a heavy or large head: dull, stupid, drowsy; Heav′y-heart′ed, weighed down with grief; Heav′y-lād′en, laden with a heavy burden.—n. Heav′y-spar, native sulphate of barium, barytes.—Heavy marching order, the condition of troops fully equipped for field service; Heavy metal, guns or shot of large size: great influence or power; Heavy-weight, one beyond the average weight, esp. in sporting phrase, one placed highest in the ascending scale, feather-weight, light-weight, middle-weight, heavy-weight; Heavy wet, a drink of strong ale or ale and porter mixed.—The heavies (mil.), the heavy cavalry: those who play heavy parts. [A.S. hefig—hebban, to heave; Old High Ger. hebîg.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavy

   161-210mm.

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1. Heavy

   The Heavy Corporation includes Heavy.com, one of the Web’s leading video brands and the leader for 18-34 year old guys, and Husky Network, a premium video ad network.Heavy.com’s target market is 18-34 year old males, which is a key demographic for marketers and advertisers. Heavy combines its own unique original programming with those of its users to create an environment where you can control and even participate in your own personal video experience. Heavy’s original programming staples include “Superficial Friends,” “Kung Fu Jimmy Chow,” “The Massive Mating Game,” “The Burly Sports Show,” and “Behind the Music that Sucks.” Heavy’s original programming is available on Verizon V-Cast, Verizon FiOS, Comcast VOD, TiVo, Sony PSP, Apple iPod and Joost. Advertisers on the broadband network include Coors, Nissan, Panasonic, Diesel, Axe, Sony and Nike.Husky Network, a premium video advertising network, provides brand advertisers with hand-selected premium publishers and bloggers who use Husky’s video ad units.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heavy

   Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy cannonade.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heavy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1086

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heavy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1272

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'heavy' in Adjectives Frequency: #111

How to pronounce heavy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heavy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heavy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of heavy in a Sentence

1. Mohamed Hassan:

   Not only are families losing their remaining livestock, but the heavy rain is making the roads inaccessible, roads are turning into raging rivers and trucks carrying food assistance are unable to reach many communities.

2. Olivia Amato:

   Lifting heavy is good, if it’s too heavy, you can always put them down. But you’ll never know unless you try.

3. Mike Parson:

   The very heavy rainfall yesterday and today, combined with saturated soil and very high water levels on many rivers and streams have created dangerous conditions around the state.

4. Norma Capuyan:

   Loud bursts of gunfire erupted, there was heavy volume of fire. We ran to a church compound and the police surrounded us.

5. Neil Crighton:

   Heavy elements weren't manufactured during the Big Bang, they were made later by stars, the first stars were made from completely pristine gas, and astronomers think they formed quite differently from stars today.

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