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Definition of Heavy
Heav´y | a. | 1. | Having the heaves. | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc. | | 3. | Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. | | 4. | Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book. | | 5. | Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like. | | 6. | Loud; deep; - said of sound; as, heavy thunder. | | 7. | Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; - said of the sky. | | 8. | Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; - said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like. | | 9. | Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread. | | 10. | Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; - said of food. | | 11. | Having much body or strength; - said of wines, or other liquors. | | 12. | With child; pregnant. | | adv. | 1. | Heavily; - sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden. | | v. t. | 1. | To make heavy. |
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