Definitions for the word "heavy" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. a.
Having the heaves.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. superl.
Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. superl.
Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. superl.
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. superl.
Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. superl.
Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. superl.
Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other liquors.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. superl.
With child; pregnant.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. adv.
Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. v. t.
To make heavy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. adj.
(-ier, -iest) 1 of great or unusually high weight; difficult to lift. 2 of great density (heavy metal). 3 abundant, considerable (heavy crop; heavy traffic). 4 severe, intense, extensive (heavy fighting; a heavy sleep). 5 doing a thing to excess (heavy drinker). 6 striking or falling with force; causing strong impact (heavy blows; heavy rain; heavy sea; a heavy fall). 7 (of machinery, artillery, etc.) Very large of its kind; large in calibre etc. 8 needing much physical effort (heavy work). 9 carrying heavy weapons (the heavy brigade). 10 serious or sombre in tone or attitude; dull, tedious. 11 a hard to digest. B hard to read or understand. 12 (of bread etc.) Too dense from not having risen. 13 (of ground) difficult to traverse or work. 14 oppressive; hard to endure (heavy demands). 15 a coarse, ungraceful (heavy features). B unwieldy. n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. Large violent person; thug (esp. Hired). 2 villainous or tragic role or actor. 3 (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Serious newspaper. 4 anything large or heavy of its kind, e.g. A vehicle. adv. Heavily (esp. In comb.: heavy-laden).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
17. adj.
(-ier, -iest) 1 of great or unusually high weight; difficult to lift. 2 of great density (heavy metal). 3 abundant, considerable (heavy crop; heavy traffic). 4 severe, intense, extensive (heavy fighting; a heavy sleep). 5 doing a thing to excess (heavy drinker). 6 striking or falling with force; causing strong impact (heavy blows; heavy rain; heavy sea; a heavy fall). 7 (of machinery, artillery, etc.) Very large of its kind; large in calibre etc. 8 needing much physical effort (heavy work). 9 carrying heavy weapons (the heavy brigade). 10 serious or sombre in tone or attitude; dull, tedious. 11 a hard to digest. B hard to read or understand. 12 (of bread etc.) Too dense from not having risen. 13 (of ground) difficult to traverse or work. 14 oppressive; hard to endure (heavy demands). 15 a coarse, ungraceful (heavy features). B unwieldy. n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. Large violent person; thug (esp. Hired). 2 villainous or tragic role or actor. 3 (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Serious newspaper. 4 anything large or heavy of its kind, e.g. A vehicle. adv. Heavily (esp. In comb.: heavy-laden). heavy on using a lot of (heavy on petrol). Make heavy weather of see *weather. heavily adv. Heaviness n. Heavyish adj. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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