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(of a physical object) Having great weight.

(of a topic) {{U|serious}}, somber.

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

(dated) Good.

(US) Profound.

(of a rate of flow) High, great.

(slang) Armed.

(of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.

(of weather) Hot and humid.

(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.

(of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.

(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

Not raised or leavened.

(of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.

(obsolete) With child; pregnant.

(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.

(petroleum) Having high viscosity.

(finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.

(military) Heavily-armed.

(of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.

Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.

In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.

(nonstandard) To a great degree; greatly.

(colloquial) very

(slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

A prominent figure; a "major player".

(in the plural) A newspaper of the {{w|quality press}}.

{{rfm-sense|en}} (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.

(slang) A serious theatrical role.

(historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.

(often with "up") To make heavier.

To sadden. {{rfex|en}}

(informal) To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

Having the heaves.