Adjective Definition
heavy
1.Definition: (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"
2.Definition: (of sleep) deep and complete
"A heavy sleep"
3.Definition: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
"Heavy hydrogen", "Heavy water"
4.Definition: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
"The clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
5.Definition: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"Heavy work", "Heavy going"
Related Adjective(s):arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
7.Definition: dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
"A heavy pudding"
9.Definition: full of; bearing great weight
"Trees heavy with fruit"
10.Definition: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Related Adjective(s):hard, intemperate
11.Definition: in an advanced stage of pregnancy
Related Adjective(s):big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large
13.Definition: large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
"A heavy truck", "Heavy machinery"
14.Definition: made of fabric having considerable thickness
"A heavy coat"
15.Definition: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
"A heavy heart", "A heavy schedule", "Heavy news", "A heavy silence", "Heavy eyelids"
16.Definition: of comparatively great physical weight or density
"A heavy load", "Lead is a heavy metal", "Heavy mahogany furniture"
17.Definition: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"Heavy matters of state"
18.Definition: of great intensity or power or force
"A heavy blow", "The fighting was heavy", "Heavy seas"
19.Definition: of relatively large extent and density
"A heavy line"
20.Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
"Heavy artillery", "Heavy infantry", "A heavy cruiser", "Heavy guns", "Heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"
21.Definition: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
"Heavy fog"
Related Adjective(s):dense, impenetrable
24.Definition: sharply inclined
"A heavy grade"
25.Definition: slow and laborious because of weight
"The heavy tread of tired troops"
26.Definition: unusually great in degree or quantity or number
"Heavy taxes", "A heavy fine", "Heavy casualties", "Heavy losses", "Heavy rain", "Heavy traffic"
27.Definition: usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Related Adjective(s):fleshy, overweight