heavy

/ˈhe.vi//ˈhe.vi//ˈhɛ.vi//ˈhɛ.vi/

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

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noun

1. 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. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

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

3. A large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.)

verb

1. (often with "up") To make heavier.

2. To sadden.

3. 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

1. (of a physical object) Having great weight.

2. (of a topic) Serious, somber.

3. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

"heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc."

4. Good.

"This film is heavy."

5. (late 1960s, 1970s) Profound.

"The Moody Blues are, like, heavy."

6. (of a rate of flow) High, great.

7. Armed.

"Come heavy, or not at all."

8. Louder, more distorted.

"Metal is heavier than swing."

9. (of weather) Hot and humid.

10. (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."

11. (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

"Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising."

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

"it was a heavy storm; a heavy slumber in bed; a heavy punch"

13. Laden to a great extent.

"his eyes were heavy with sleep; she was heavy with child"

14. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

15. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

"a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc."

16. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

"a heavy road; a heavy soil"

17. Not raised or leavened.

"heavy bread"

18. (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.

19. With child; pregnant.

20. Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one

21. (petroleum) with high viscosity

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Antonyms

light

adverb

1. In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.

"heavy laden with their sins"

2. To a great degree; greatly.

3. Very

Source: en.wiktionary.org