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heavy
has definitions from the fields of physics,chemistry,performing arts,theater
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[ adjective ] of comparatively great physical weight or density
Examples "a heavy load" "lead is a heavy metal" "heavy mahogany furniture" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)But for purely definition purposes - used in conjunction with your regular Squatting , Leg_Curling , Leg_Extensor programs - a heavy weight is not needed . Place your Power_Stands in position and adjust their height so_that this will correspond to the height of your shoulders when you are in a deep leg split as for a heavy Clean . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)The heavy branches in his front_yard would hide and then reveal them . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)He pulled with all his strength at the heavy , brass bound door , and shuffled along the wainscoted wall . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Once covertly looking at Simms_Purdew , the only man in the world whom he hated , he had seen the heavy , slack , bestubbled jaw open and close to emit the cruel , obscene banter , and had seen the pale blue eyes go watery with whisky and merriment , and suddenly he was not seeing the face of that vile creature . Related terms light heavyweight ponderous dense welterweight hefty doughy heavier-than-air massive middleweight weight |
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[ adjective ] unusually great in degree or quantity or number
Examples "heavy taxes" "a heavy fine" "heavy casualties" "heavy losses" "heavy rain" "heavy traffic" Used in print (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)It appeared that most of the mixed liquor suspended solids were active microbial solids with the heavier , less active solids settling out . The floc particles were all small as the heavier floc settled out . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)The vacation traffic was becoming heavier as they approached the sea . |
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[ adjective ] of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
Examples "heavy artillery" "heavy infantry" "a heavy cruiser" "heavy guns" "heavy industry" Used in print ("Editorials"...)`` If the day should ever come that foreign invaders swarm ashore along the Gulf_Coast '' , the account reads , `` they can count_on heavy opposition from a group of commando trained telephone employees - all girls . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)This maybe due_to the heavy interlobular connective_tissue barriers present . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)The appeal of the suburb is particularly strong for heavy industry , which must move bulky objects along a lengthy assembly_line and wants enough land_area to do the entire job on one floor . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having or suggesting a viscous consistency
Examples "heavy cream" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Such an instrument is expected to be especially useful if it could be used to measure the elasticity of heavy pastes such_as printing_inks , paints , adhesives , molten plastics , and bread_dough , for the elasticity is related to those various properties termed `` length '' , `` shortness '' , `` spinnability '' , etc. , which are usually judged by subjective methods at_present . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)In this heavy air , however , that device did not seem to help . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] wide from side to side
Synonyms Examples "a heavy black mark" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)The heavy branches in his front_yard would hide and then reveal them . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Her eyebrows were definite and heavy and formed two lines moving upward toward a high forehead and a great head of brown hair that fell to her shoulders . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Then he looked at his finger , at the wrinkled , heavy knuckle and the thick nail he used like a knife to pry up , slit , and open . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
Examples "a heavy heart" "a heavy schedule" "heavy news" "a heavy silence" "heavy eyelids" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)The bartender measured this situation with heavy eyes and decided he wanted no part of it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] darkened by clouds
Synonyms Examples "a heavy sky" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)Then he noticed the clouds racing upon them - heavy , ominous , leaden clouds that formed even as they sliced over the crests of the surrounding hills . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Synonyms Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Pat_O'Dwyer looked_like a heavier Jim . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] slowly as if burdened by much weight
Synonyms Examples "time hung heavy on their hands" |
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[ adjective ] characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Examples "worked their arduous way up the mining valley" "a grueling campaign" "hard labor" "heavy work" "heavy going" "spent many laborious hours on the project" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] slow and laborious because of weight
Examples "the heavy tread of tired troops" "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot" "ponderous prehistoric beasts" "a ponderous yawn" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Examples "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" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] full of; bearing great weight
Synonyms Examples "trees heavy with fruit" "vines weighed down with grapes" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (performing arts) an actor who plays villainous roles
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[ adjective ] of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately
Synonyms Examples "does a lot of hard drinking" "a heavy drinker" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made of fabric having considerable thickness
Examples "a heavy coat" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] prodigious
Synonyms Examples "big spender" "big eater" "heavy investor" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
Examples "a heavy pudding" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
Synonyms Examples "dense smoke" "heavy fog" "impenetrable gloom" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
Examples "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
Examples "a heavy truck" "heavy machinery" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (theater) a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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