Of great weight; difficult to lift or move

• - the pan was too heavy for me to carry

Used in questions about weight

• - how heavy is it?

(of a class of thing) Above the average weight; large of its kind

• - heavy artillery

Weighed down; full of something

• - branches heavy with blossoms

(of a person's head or eyes) Feeling weighed down by weariness

• - a heavy head

Of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass

Of great density; thick or substantial

• - heavy gray clouds

• - a heavy blanket

(of food or a meal) Hard to digest; too filling

(of ground or soil) Hard to travel over or work with because muddy or full of clay

Not delicate or graceful; coarse

• - he had a big mustache and heavy features

Moving slowly or with difficulty

• - steering that is heavy when parking

(of a large aircraft) Leaving a large amount of turbulence behind in its flight

(of a smell) Overpowering

• - the air was heavy with the sweet odor of apples

(of the sky) Full of dark clouds; oppressive

• - a heavy thundery sky

Of more than the usual size, amount, or force

• - rush hour traffic was heavy and I was delayed

Doing something to excess

• - a heavy smoker

Using a lot of

• - stories heavy on melodrama

Striking or falling with force

• - a heavy blow to the head

• - we had heavy overnight rain

Causing a strong impact

• - a heavy fall

(of music, esp. rock) Having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm

Needing much physical effort

• - long hours and heavy work

Mentally oppressive; hard to endure

• - a heavy burden of responsibility

Important or serious

• - a heavy discussion

(of a literary work) Hard to read or understand because overly serious or difficult

Feeling or expressing grief

• - I left him with a heavy heart

(of a situation) Serious and hard to deal with

• - things were getting pretty heavy

(of a person) Strict or harsh

• - the police were really getting heavy

A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind

A large, strong man, esp. one hired for protection

• - I needed money to pay off the heavies

An important person

• - music business heavies

Serious newspapers

• - reporters from the Sunday heavies

A villainous role or actor in a book, movie, etc

• - we've got to have this guy play the heavy

Strong beer, esp. bitter

• - a pint of heavy

Heavily

• - his words hung heavy in the air

• - heavy-laden