heavy

Can you help me carry this? It's really heavy.

Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.

1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 5:6:

The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.

1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

Sent hither by my Husband to impart the heavy news.

1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion:

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

This film is heavy.

The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.

(dated, late 1960s, 1970s, US) Profound.

1998, Stanley George Clayton, ""Menstruation" in Encyclopedia Britannica
The ovarian response to gonadotropic hormones may be erratic at first, so that irregular or heavy bleeding sometimes occurs

Come heavy, or not at all.

Metal is heavier than rock.

He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker – certainly not an ideal husband.

He was described in the theatrical prints as the “veteran Blenkinsop”—“the useful Blenkinsop”—“that old favourite of the public, Blenkinsop”—those parts in the drama, which are called the heavy fathers, were usually assigned to this veteran, who, indeed, acted the heavy father in public, as in private life.

1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 29, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:

(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.

Watch for the signs of fatigue, including yawning, blinking and heavy eyes.

2021 December 14, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 11, column 3:

(of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.

Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.

(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

The surf was not heavy, and there was no undertow, so we made shore easily, effecting an equally easy landing.

1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter IV, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:

[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.

2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

it was a heavy storm; a heavy slumber in bed; a heavy punch

Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

his eyes were heavy with sleep; she was heavy with child

The heavy [sorrowing] nobles all in council were.

1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615, →OCLC; republished in The Odysseys of Homer, […], volume (please specify the book number), London: John Russell Smith, […], 1857, →OCLC:

A light wife doth make a heavy husband.

c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

Seating himselfe within a darkesome cave, / (Such places heavy Saturnists doe crave,) / Where yet the gladsome day was never seene […]

1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals:

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.

a heavy writer or book

whilst the heavy ploughman snores

c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

a heavy, dull, degenerate mind

1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

Neither [is] his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 59:1:

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

The next day we only made some eight miles, as the road was heavy beyond all belief. It lay through a desert region of country which was ancle-deep ^([sic]) in soda and alkali dust.

1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 37:

a heavy road; a heavy soil

heavy bread

(of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.

(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.

The very low prices of brandy, and the continuance of a heavy market for such a length of time, have begun to attract buyers; […]

1819, The Scots Magazine, volumes 83-84, page 577:

The oil market is heavy, each day bringing along further supplies of shares from people who have not tired of the long-continued decline in the market.

1922, The Investor's Monthly Manual: A Newspaper for Investors, page 626:

(finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.

(aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.

In a firm voice he said, “World Wide Six heavy is ready for takeoff.”

1990, Perry Francis Lafferty, The Downing of Flight Six Heavy, page 85:

Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.

en-adj

heavy (comparative heavier, superlative heaviest)

heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

Sranan Tongo: hebi

těžký

of a person: doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people

From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, grasp, hold”).
Cognates:
Cognate with Scots hevy, havy, heavy (“heavy”), Dutch hevig (“violent, severe, intense, acute”), Middle Low German hēvich (“violent, fierce, intense”), German hebig (compare heftig (“fierce, severe, intense, violent, heavy”)), Icelandic höfugur (“heavy, weighty, important”), Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious, capable, apt”).


heavy

heavy laden with their sins

In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.

Olive: What was it - booze? Barney: Yeh. Been hitting it pretty heavy.

1957, Ray Lawler, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Sydney: Fontana Books, published 1974, page 35:

(colloquial, nonstandard) To a great degree; greatly.

en-adv

heavy (comparative more heavy, superlative most heavy)

more heavy (comparative)
most heavy (superlative)


heavy

With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.

(slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.

(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

A collection of topical themes and love songs, featuring session work by women's music "heavies" Holly Near, Mary Watkins, Linda Tillery, Robin Flower, and others.

1985 December 21, Nan Donald, “Flat-picking up a Storm”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 6:

The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1.

1973, Allen Hutt, The changing newspaper, page 151:

Reviewers in the heavies aim to impress with the depth of their knowledge and appreciation.

2006, Richard Keeble, The Newspapers Handbook:

(journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.

I read five heavies, maybe transports or tankers...could be bombers.

2000, Philip Woods, Shattered Allegiance, page 363:

A 76 Squadron pilot who later completed a second tour on Mosquitoes said that his colleagues on the light bombers “simply could never understand how awful being on heavies was.”

2012, Jon E. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Heroes:

(aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.

Payton boasted his range included "leading parts or genteel heavies, character old men, dialect parts, old women and, on occasion, soubrettes and leading ladies"; however, he was most at ease in light comedy roles.

2008, William L. Slout, Theatre in a Tent, page 28:

(theater, archaic, slang) A serious theatrical role.

Cavalry […] is divided into mediums, heavies, and light cavalry. The mediums consist of 13 regiments; the heavies of 2 regiments; and the light of 13.

1891, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles, page 153:

(military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.


heavy

They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load.

The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.

[…]the Prime Minister sought to evade the simple fact that he heavied Mr Reid to get rid of Dr Armstrong.

1985, Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives Weekly Hansard, Issue 11, Part 1, page 1570:

2001, Finola Moorhead, Darkness More Visible, Spinifex Press, Australia, page 557,
But he is on the wrong horse, heavying me. My phone′s tapped. Well, he won′t find anything.

2005, David Clune, Ken Turner (editors), The Premiers of New South Wales, 1856-2005, Volume 3: 1901-2005, page 421,
But the next two days of the Conference also produced some very visible lobbying for the succession and apparent heavying of contenders like Brereton, Anderson and Mulock - much of it caught on television.

(Australia, New Zealand, informal) To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

en-verb

heavy (third-person singular simple present heavies, present participle heavying, simple past and past participle heavied)

heavies (present singular third-person)
heavying (participle present)
heavied (participle past)
heavied (past)


heavy

a heavy horse


heavy

Alternative spelling of hevi (“heavyrock”).

heavy (nominative singular)
heavyt (nominative plural)
heavy (accusative nominative singular)
heavyt (accusative nominative plural)
heavyn (accusative genitive singular)
heavyt (accusative genitive plural)
heavyn (genitive singular)
heavyjen (genitive plural)
heavyä (partitive singular)
heavyjä (partitive plural)
heavyssä (inessive singular)
heavyissä (inessive plural)
heavystä (elative singular)
heavyistä (elative plural)
heavyyn (illative singular)
heavyihin (illative plural)
heavyllä (adessive singular)
heavyillä (adessive plural)
heavyltä (ablative singular)
heavyiltä (ablative plural)
heavylle (allative singular)
heavyille (allative plural)
heavynä (essive singular)
heavyinä (essive plural)
heavyksi (singular translative)
heavyiksi (plural translative)
heavyttä (abessive singular)
heavyittä (abessive plural)
heavyin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
heavyni (nominative singular)
heavyni (nominative plural)
heavyni (accusative nominative singular)
heavyni (accusative nominative plural)
heavyni (accusative genitive singular)
heavyni (accusative genitive plural)
heavyni (genitive singular)
heavyjeni (genitive plural)
heavyäni (partitive singular)
heavyjäni (partitive plural)
heavyssäni (inessive singular)
heavyissäni (inessive plural)
heavystäni (elative singular)
heavyistäni (elative plural)
heavyyni (illative singular)
heavyihini (illative plural)
heavylläni (adessive singular)
heavyilläni (adessive plural)
heavyltäni (ablative singular)
heavyiltäni (ablative plural)
heavylleni (allative singular)
heavyilleni (allative plural)
heavynäni (essive singular)
heavyinäni (essive plural)
heavykseni (singular translative)
heavyikseni (plural translative)
heavyttäni (abessive singular)
heavyittäni (abessive plural)
heavyineni (comitative plural)
heavysi (nominative singular)
heavysi (nominative plural)
heavysi (accusative nominative singular)
heavysi (accusative nominative plural)
heavysi (accusative genitive singular)
heavysi (accusative genitive plural)
heavysi (genitive singular)
heavyjesi (genitive plural)
heavyäsi (partitive singular)
heavyjäsi (partitive plural)
heavyssäsi (inessive singular)
heavyissäsi (inessive plural)
heavystäsi (elative singular)
heavyistäsi (elative plural)
heavyysi (illative singular)
heavyihisi (illative plural)
heavylläsi (adessive singular)
heavyilläsi (adessive plural)
heavyltäsi (ablative singular)
heavyiltäsi (ablative plural)
heavyllesi (allative singular)
heavyillesi (allative plural)
heavynäsi (essive singular)
heavyinäsi (essive plural)
heavyksesi (singular translative)
heavyiksesi (plural translative)
heavyttäsi (abessive singular)
heavyittäsi (abessive plural)
heavyinesi (comitative plural)
heavymme (nominative singular)
heavymme (nominative plural)
heavymme (accusative nominative singular)
heavymme (accusative nominative plural)
heavymme (accusative genitive singular)
heavymme (accusative genitive plural)
heavymme (genitive singular)
heavyjemme (genitive plural)
heavyämme (partitive singular)
heavyjämme (partitive plural)
heavyssämme (inessive singular)
heavyissämme (inessive plural)
heavystämme (elative singular)
heavyistämme (elative plural)
heavyymme (illative singular)
heavyihimme (illative plural)
heavyllämme (adessive singular)
heavyillämme (adessive plural)
heavyltämme (ablative singular)
heavyiltämme (ablative plural)
heavyllemme (allative singular)
heavyillemme (allative plural)
heavynämme (essive singular)
heavyinämme (essive plural)
heavyksemme (singular translative)
heavyiksemme (plural translative)
heavyttämme (abessive singular)
heavyittämme (abessive plural)
heavyinemme (comitative plural)
heavynne (nominative singular)
heavynne (nominative plural)
heavynne (accusative nominative singular)
heavynne (accusative nominative plural)
heavynne (accusative genitive singular)
heavynne (accusative genitive plural)
heavynne (genitive singular)
heavyjenne (genitive plural)
heavyänne (partitive singular)
heavyjänne (partitive plural)
heavyssänne (inessive singular)
heavyissänne (inessive plural)
heavystänne (elative singular)
heavyistänne (elative plural)
heavyynne (illative singular)
heavyihinne (illative plural)
heavyllänne (adessive singular)
heavyillänne (adessive plural)
heavyltänne (ablative singular)
heavyiltänne (ablative plural)
heavyllenne (allative singular)
heavyillenne (allative plural)
heavynänne (essive singular)
heavyinänne (essive plural)
heavyksenne (singular translative)
heavyiksenne (plural translative)
heavyttänne (abessive singular)
heavyittänne (abessive plural)
heavyinenne (comitative plural)
heavynsä (nominative singular)
heavynsä (nominative plural)
heavynsä (accusative nominative singular)
heavynsä (accusative nominative plural)
heavynsä (accusative genitive singular)
heavynsä (accusative genitive plural)
heavynsä (genitive singular)
heavyjensä (genitive plural)
heavyään (partitive singular)
heavyänsä (partitive singular)
heavyjään (partitive plural)
heavyjänsä (partitive plural)
heavyssään (inessive singular)
heavyssänsä (inessive singular)
heavyissään (inessive plural)
heavyissänsä (inessive plural)
heavystään (elative singular)
heavystänsä (elative singular)
heavyistään (elative plural)
heavyistänsä (elative plural)
heavyynsä (illative singular)
heavyihinsä (illative plural)
heavyllään (adessive singular)
heavyllänsä (adessive singular)
heavyillään (adessive plural)
heavyillänsä (adessive plural)
heavyltään (ablative singular)
heavyltänsä (ablative singular)
heavyiltään (ablative plural)
heavyiltänsä (ablative plural)
heavylleen (allative singular)
heavyllensä (allative singular)
heavyilleen (allative plural)
heavyillensä (allative plural)
heavynään (essive singular)
heavynänsä (essive singular)
heavyinään (essive plural)
heavyinänsä (essive plural)
heavykseen (singular translative)
heavyksensä (singular translative)
heavyikseen (plural translative)
heavyiksensä (plural translative)
heavyttään (abessive singular)
heavyttänsä (abessive singular)
heavyittään (abessive plural)
heavyittänsä (abessive plural)
heavyineen (comitative plural)
heavyinensä (comitative plural)


heavy

(predicative, colloquial, probably slightly dated) heavy; intense; serious; shocking (extraordinary, especially in a bad way)

de-adj

heavy (strong nominative masculine singular heavyer, not comparable)

heavyer (masculine nominative singular strong)


heavy

es-adj

heavy m or f (masculine and feminine plural heavys)

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy (metal).