"heavy lift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heavy lifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heavy lift (plural heavy lifts)
  1. The handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible. Related terms: heavy lifting
    Sense id: en-heavy_lift-en-noun-GAOszi00
  2. (figurative, by extension) A requirement that requires a lot of work to satisfy; high bar, tall order. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-heavy_lift-en-noun--dS6-zSh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

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