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The definition of heavy is of great weight, amount, force, quantity or size.

(adjective)

An example of heavy is the weight of an elephant.

Heavy is defined as a somber role or the role of a villain in theatre or is slang for an influential person.

(noun)

An example of heavy is Jafar in The Lion King.

See heavy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective heavier, heaviest

hard to lift or move because of great weight; weighty
of high specific gravity; of concentrated weight for the size
above the usual or defined weight: said of goods, certain animals, etc.
larger, greater, or more intense than usual or normal; specif.,
1. falling or striking with great force or impact: a heavy blow
2. of greater than usual quantity: a heavy vote
3. violent and intense; rough: a heavy sea
4. loud, deep, and resounding: heavy thunder
5. thick, coarse, or massive: heavy features
6. going beyond the average; to a greater than usual extent: a heavy drinker
7. prolonged and intense: heavy applause
8. weighed down: trees heavy with apples
of great importance; serious; grave; profound: a heavy responsibility
hard to endure; oppressive; burdensome; distressing: heavy taxes
hard to do or manage; difficult: heavy work
grievous; lamentable: heavy sorrow
burdened with sorrow; depressed: a heavy heart
burdened with sleep or fatigue: heavy eyelids
capable of carrying a load of great weight: a heavy truck
characterized by density, hardness, fullness, etc. suggestive of weight; specif.,
1. hard to digest: a heavy meal
2. not leavened properly; doughy: a heavy cake
3. remaining in the atmosphere; clinging; penetrating: a heavy odor
4. overcast; cloudy; gloomy; lowering: a heavy sky
5. hard to work with or travel over because of mud, sand, clay, etc.: a heavy soil
tedious, dull, or strained: heavy humor
clumsy; unwieldy; physically awkward: a heavy gait
☆ steeply inclined: a heavy grade
designating any large industry that uses massive machinery and produces raw or processed materials, as steel, basic to other industries
designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
Chem.
1. designating an isotope of greater atomic weight than the normal or most abundant isotope
2. designating a compound containing such isotopes
Theater serious, tragic, or villainous
Slang very serious or important and, often, depressing
Slang excellent, important, serious, etc.

Origin: ME hevi < OE hefig (akin to OHG hebig) < base of hebban (see heave) + -ig (see -y): prob. basic sense “containing something, full”

adverb heavier, heaviest

heavily: often in hyphenated compounds: heavy-laden

noun pl. heavies

something heavy
Theater
1. a serious, tragic, or villainous role
2. an actor who plays such roles
Slang an influential or important person

See heavy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective heav·i·er, heav·i·est

Having relatively great weight: a heavy load.
Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
a. Large, as in number or quantity: a heavy turnout; heavy casualties.
b. Large in yield or output: heavy rainfall.
Of great intensity: heavy activity; heavy fighting.
a. Having great power or force: a heavy punch.
b. Violent; rough: heavy seas.
a. Equipped with massive armaments and weapons: a heavy cruiser; heavy infantry.
b. Large enough to fire powerful shells: heavy guns.
a. Indulging to a great degree: a heavy drinker.
b. Involved or participating on a large scale: a heavy investor.
Of great import or seriousness; grave: heavy matters of state.
a. Having considerable thickness: a heavy coat.
b. Broad or coarse: drew the face with heavy lines.
a. Dense; thick: a heavy fog.
b. Slow to dissipate; strong: “There was a heavy fragrance of flowers and lemon trees” (Mario Puzo).
c. Too dense or rich to digest easily: a heavy dessert.
d. Insufficiently leavened: heavy bread.
e. Full of clay and readily saturated: heavy soil.
a. Weighed down; burdened: trees heavy with plums.
b. Emotionally weighed down; despondent: a heavy heart.
c. Marked by or exhibiting weariness: heavy lids.
d. Sad or painful: heavy news.
a. Hard to do or accomplish; arduous: heavy going; heavy reading.
b. Not easily borne; oppressive: heavy taxes.
Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace: a heavy gait; heavy humor.
Sharply inclined; steep: a heavy grade.
Having a large capacity or designed for rough work: a heavy truck.
Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel: heavy industry.
Of or relating to a serious dramatic role.
Physics Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element.
Loud; sonorous: a heavy sound; heavy breathing.
Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants.
21. Slang
a. Of great significance or profundity.
b. Very popular or important: a rock star who is really heavy.