Heavy

• heav‧y comparative heavier, superlative heaviest
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  weight

   weighing a lot [≠ light]:
• The wardrobe was too heavy for me to move on my own.
• a heavy suitcase
• The males are seven times heavier than the females.
•  How heavy is the parcel (=how much does it weigh?)?
• 2

  amount/degree/severity

   great in amount, degree, or severity
• COLLOCATIONS 
• heavy traffic
• heavy rain/snow
• heavy fighting
• heavy drinking also heavy drinker
• heavy smoking also heavy smoker
• heavy burden/demands/pressure
• heavy fine
• heavy casualties (=a lot of deaths or injuries)
• heavy losses
• heavy defeat
• heavy cold
• heavy use of something
• The traffic going into London was very heavy.
•  Heavy rain has caused flooding in many areas.
•  Heavy fighting was reported near the border.
•  Heavy drinking during pregnancy can damage your baby.
• I used to be a heavy smoker.
• the heavy burden of taxation
• If found guilty, they face heavy fines or even prison.
• There were heavy casualties on both sides.
• England's heavy defeat in yesterday's match
• She's in bed with a heavy cold.
• the film's heavy use of special effects
• 3

  needing physical effort

   needing a lot of physical strength and effort:
• My son does most of the heavy outdoor work.
• She has a bad back and can't do any heavy lifting.
• 4

  needing mental effort

   not easy or entertaining and needing a lot of mental effort:
• I want something to read on holiday - nothing too heavy.
• 5

  heavy going

   difficult to understand or deal with:
• I found his latest novel a bit heavy going.
• 6

  be heavy on something

  informal to use a lot or too much of something:
• The car's rather heavy on oil.
• 7

  heavy with something

  literary full of something:
• The apple trees were heavy with fruit.
• The garden was heavy with the scent of summer.
• 'Of course,' she said, her voice heavy with sarcasm.
• 8

  heavy schedule/timetable/day etc

   a time in which you have a lot to do:
• Let's go to bed. We've got a heavy day tomorrow.
• 9

  heavy breathing

   breathing that is slow and loud ➔ heavy breather
• 10

  make heavy weather of something

  British English to make something that you are doing seem more difficult or complicated than it really is - used to show disapproval:
• Why does he need to make such heavy weather of a simple task?
• 11

  weapons/machines

  [only before noun] large and powerful:
• tanks and other heavy weapons
•  heavy artillery (=large powerful guns)
• a company which manufactures heavy machinery
• 12

  materials/clothes etc

   heavy materials, clothes, shoes, or objects are thick or solidly made:
• a heavy winter coat
• the sound of heavy boots
• Melt the butter in a heavy pan over a medium heat.
• heavy velvet curtains
• 13

  food

   solid and making your stomach feel full and uncomfortable[≠ light]:
• a heavy meal
• heavy fruitcake
• 14

  eyes

   if your eyes are heavy, it is difficult to keep them open, usually because you are tired:
• His eyes felt heavy with fatigue.
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  body/face

• a) large, broad, and solid:
• his heavy features
• Kyle is a tall man with a heavy build (=a large broad body).
• b) American English used to politely describe someone who is fat[= large]
• 16

  with force

   hitting something or falling with a lot of force or weight:
• the sound of heavy footsteps in the hall
• Ali caught him with a heavy blow to the jaw.
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  ground

• a) soil that is heavy is thick and solid
• b) a sports ground or race track that is heavy is muddy:
• a very heavy pitch
•  The going was heavy (=it was muddy for the horse races) at Cheltenham yesterday.
• 18

  smell

   strong and usually sweet
• heavy scent/perfume etc
• the heavy scent of the lilies
• 19

  air

   too warm and not at all fresh because there is no wind:
• Even at dusk the air was still heavy.
• 20

  emotions

  informal a relationship or situation that is heavy involves serious or strong feelings:
• She didn't want things to get too heavy at such an early stage in their relationship.
• 21

  get heavy (with somebody)

  informal to start behaving in a threatening or strict way:
• He came round and started getting heavy about the money I owed him.
• 22

  heavy silence/atmosphere

   a situation in which people do not speak and feel sad, anxious, or embarrassed:
• A heavy silence fell upon the room.
• 23

  heavy sky/clouds

   clouds that look dark and grey as though it will soon rain
• 24

  heavy sleeper

   someone who does not wake easily
• 25

  heavy irony/sarcasm

   remarks that very clearly say the opposite of what you really feel
• 26

  heavy seas

   sea with big waves
• 27

  with a heavy heart

  literary feeling very sad:
• It was with a heavy heart that Kate said goodbye.
• 28

  heavy date

  American English a very important date (=an occasion when you meet someone you like in a romantic way) with a boyfriend orgirlfriend - usually used humorously
• —heaviness noun [uncountable]

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.