Collins English-English Dictionary

heavy ['hεvɪ]

1. 1. adj of comparatively great weight

   a heavy stone

2. 2. adj having a relatively high density

   lead is a heavy metal

3. 3. adj great in yield, quality, or quantity

   heavy rain

   heavy traffic

4. 4. adj great or considerable

   heavy emphasis

5. 5. adj hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil

   heavy demands

6. 6. adj sad or dejected in spirit or mood

   heavy at heart

7. 7. adj coarse or broad

   a heavy line

   heavy features

8. 8. adj (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy

9. 9. adj solid or fat

   heavy legs

10. 10. adj (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials - Compare light

11. 11. adj serious; grave

12. 12. adj [Military] armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etc

13. 13. adj (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type

14. 14. adj (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation - Compare light

15. 15. adj dull and uninteresting

    a heavy style

16. 16. adj prodigious

    a heavy drinker

17. 17. adj (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened

18. 18. adj deep and loud

    a heavy thud

19. 19. adj dramatic and powerful; grandiose

20. 20. adj not immediately comprehensible or appealing

21. 21. adj [Slang] unpleasant or tedious

22. 22. adj wonderful

23. 23. adj (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard

24. 24. adj weighted; burdened

    heavy with child

25. 25. adj clumsy and slow

    heavy going

26. 26. adj permeating

    a heavy smell

27. 27. adj cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain

    heavy skies

28. 28. adj not easily digestible

    a heavy meal

29. 29. adj (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element

    heavy hydrogen

    heavy water

30. 30. adj [horse racing] (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy

31. 31. adj [Slang] using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality

    the heavy mob

32. 32. n a villainous role

33. 33. n an actor who plays such a part

34. 34. n [Military] a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleship

35. 35. n a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery

36. 36. n [Spoken] a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc

37. 37. n [Slang] a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence

38. 38. n [Scot] strong bitter beer

39. 39. adv in a heavy manner; heavily

    time hangs heavy

40. 40. adv (in combination)

    heavy-laden

41. 41. adv [Etymology] Old English hefig; related to hebban to heave, Old High German hebig