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.
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive;
hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as,
heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news,
etc.
Laden with that which is weighty;
encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or
with care, grief, pain, disappointment.
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless,
dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners,
style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.
Strong; violent; forcible; as, a
heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as,
heavy thunder.
Dark with clouds, or ready to rain;
gloomy; -- said of the sky.
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said
of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
Not raised or made light; as, heavy
bread.
Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the
stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food.
Having much body or strength; -- said of
wines, or other liquors.
With child; pregnant.
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