Significations et usages de heavy

heavy (adj.)

1.in an advanced stage of pregnancy"was big with child" "was great with child"

2.darkened by clouds"a heavy sky"

3.(used of soil) compact and fine-grained"the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

4.(of sleep) deep and complete"a heavy sleep" "fell into a profound sleep" "a sound sleeper" "deep wakeless sleep"

5.lacking lightness or liveliness"heavy humor" "a leaden conversation"

6.characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort"worked their arduous way up the mining valley" "a grueling campaign" "hard labor" "heavy work" "heavy going" "spent many laborious hours on the project" "set a pun..."

7.requiring or showing effort"heavy breathing" "the subject made for labored reading"

8.usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

9.full of; bearing great weight"trees heavy with fruit" "vines weighed down with grapes"

10.sharply inclined"a heavy grade"

11.dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal"a heavy pudding"

12.of comparatively great physical weight or density"a heavy load" "lead is a heavy metal" "heavy mahogany furniture"

13.large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work"a heavy truck" "heavy machinery"

14.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"

15.unusually great in degree or quantity or number"heavy taxes" "a heavy fine" "heavy casualties" "heavy losses" "heavy rain" "heavy traffic"

16.(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight"heavy hydrogen" "heavy water"

17.of great intensity or power or force"a heavy blow" "the fighting was heavy" "heavy seas"

18.slow and laborious because of weight"the heavy tread of tired troops" "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot" "ponderous prehistoric beasts" "a ponderous yawn"

19.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 (s..."

20.of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought"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"

21.full and loud and deep"heavy sounds" "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

22.used of syllables or musical beats

23.prodigious"big spender" "big eater" "heavy investor"

24.of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately"does a lot of hard drinking" "a heavy drinker"

25.made of fabric having considerable thickness"a heavy coat"

26.permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter"dense smoke" "heavy fog" "impenetrable gloom"

27.having or suggesting a viscous consistency"heavy cream"

28.(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"

29.wide from side to side"a heavy black mark"

30.given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors"a hard drinker"

31.of relatively large extent and density"a heavy line"

heavy (adv.)

1.slowly as if burdened by much weight"time hung heavy on their hands"

heavy (n.)

1.a serious (or tragic) role in a play

2.an actor who plays villainous roles