heavy

1. a. Having the heaves. Source: opted

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: opted

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: opted

4. superl. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. Source: opted

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: opted

6. superl. Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like. Source: opted

7. superl. Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder. Source: opted

8. superl. Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky. Source: opted

9. superl. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like. Source: opted

10. superl. Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread. Source: opted

11. superl. Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food. Source: opted

12. superl. Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other liquors. Source: opted

13. superl. With child; pregnant. Source: opted

14. adv. Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden. Source: opted

15. v. t. To make heavy. Source: opted

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