1of great weight; difficult to lift or move:a heavy and bulky load 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 heavy woollens [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
2of great density; thick or substantial:heavy grey clouds heavy horn-rimmed glasses not delicate or graceful; coarse:he had a big moustache and heavy features (of food) hard to digest; too filling. (of ground or soil) muddy or full of clay. Physics of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass. See also heavy water.
3of more than the usual size, amount, or intensity:a heavy cold the traffic was heavy and I was delayed I fell into a heavy sleep (of a smell) very strong:a heavy scent of oil (
heavy on)
using a lot of:stories heavy on melodrama doing something more, or more deeply, than usual:a heavy smoker
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:heavy work like repairing pathways moving slowly or with difficulty:steering that is heavy when parking
6very important or serious:a heavy discussion (of a literary work) overly serious or difficult. mentally oppressive; hard to endure:a heavy burden of responsibility feeling or expressing sadness:I left him with a heavy heart informal serious or difficult to deal with:things were getting pretty heavy informal (of a person) strict or harsh:the police were really getting heavy informal excellent (used as a general term of approval).
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Universal
1 informal a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind. a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection:I needed money to pay off the heavies (
heavies)
British informal serious newspapers:reporters from the Sunday heavies informal an important person:music business heavies
2 [mass noun] chiefly
Scottish strong beer, especially bitter:a pint of heavy