| • | Having the heaves. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden. |
| • | To make heavy. |
