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'heavy' in a sentence

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heavy adjective

: of comparatively great physical weight or density

: unusually great in degree or quantity or number

: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

: of great intensity or power or force

: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

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

: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

: darkened by clouds

: (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

: permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

: of relatively large extent and density

: made of fabric having considerable thickness

: prodigious

: full and loud and deep

: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

: slow and laborious because of weight

: large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

: dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

: sharply inclined

: full of; bearing great weight

: requiring or showing effort

: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

: lacking lightness or liveliness

: (of sleep) deep and complete

: in an advanced stage of pregnancy

heavy noun

: an actor who plays villainous roles

: a serious (or tragic) role in a play

heavy adverb

: slowly as if burdened by much weight

heavy rain heavy metal heavier heavy traffic not heavy heavy industry heavy load
  • Let me help you. Your bags look very heavy.
  • This bowling ball is too heavy for me.
  • The box is big and heavy.
  • We all know gold is heavier than silver.
  • A band of heavy rain is approaching eastern counties.
  • This television is very heavy.
  • The heavy rain prevented us from going fishing.
  • This book is very heavy.
  • The train was delayed on account of a heavy snow.
  • Visibility was severely restricted in the heavy fog.
  • This stone is twice as heavy as that one.
  • Heavy smoking impaired his health.
  • She's much heavier than him.
  • I can't lift this. It's too heavy.
  • We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
  • The boy tried moving the heavy sofa.
  • Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.
  • The king imposed heavy taxes on the people.
  • A crane raises heavy construction materials.
  • In spite of the heavy traffic, we arrived on time.

    • Words related to 'heavy'

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