heavyHEAV'Y, a. hev'y. 10. Burdensome; tedious; as heavy hours. 11. Loaded; encumbered; burdened. 12. Lying with weight on the stomach; not easily digested; as, oily food is heavy to the stomach. 13. Moist; deep; soft; miry; as heavy land; a heavy soil. We apply heavy to soft loamy or clayey land, which makes the draught of a plow or wagon difficult and laborious. So we say, a heavy road. 14. Difficult; laborious; as a heavy draught. 15. Weary; supported with pain or difficulty. 16. Inflicting severe evils,punishments or judgments. l Sam.5. 17. Burdensome; occasioning great care. 18. Dull; not hearing; inattentive. 19. Large, as billows; swelling and rolling with great force; as a heavy sea. 20. Large in amount; as a heavy expense; a heavy debt. 21. Thick; dense; black; as a heavy cloud. 22. Violent; tempestuous; as a heavy wind or gale. 23. Large; abundant; as a heavy fall of snow or rain. 24. Great; violent; forcible; as a heavy fire of cannon or small arms. 25. Not raised by leaven or fermentation; not light; clammy; as heavy bread. 26. Requiring much labor or much expense; as a heavy undertaking. 27. Loud; as heavy thunder. Heavy metal, in military affairs, signifies large guns, carrying balls of a large size, or it is applied to large balls themselves. |