Heavy

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make heavy.

II. Heavy ·adj Having the heaves.

III. Heavy ·superl With child; pregnant.

IV. Heavy ·superl Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.

V. Heavy ·superl Loud; deep;

— said of sound; as, heavy thunder.

VI. Heavy ·adv Heavily;

— sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.

VII. Heavy ·superl Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy;

— said of the sky.

VIII. Heavy ·superl Having much body or strength;

— said of wines, or other liquors.

IX. Heavy ·superl Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.

X. Heavy ·superl Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested;

— said of food.

XI. Heavy ·superl Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey;

— said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.

XII. Heavy ·superl Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.

XIII. Heavy ·superl Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.

XIV. Heavy ·superl Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, ·etc.

XV. Heavy ·superl Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, ·etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.

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