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How to pronounce heavy
Say it like this: /ˈhɛv.i/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does heavy mean?
adjHaving great weight.
“Use the scales to measure how heavy it is.”
Heavyset: overweight.
“When he was a child he was rather heavy, but today he is impressively fit.”
Serious, somber.
advIn a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.
“Heavy-laden with their sins, time hung heavy”
To a great degree; greatly.
“Olive: What was it - booze? Barney: Yeh. Been hitting it pretty heavy.”
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nounA villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
“With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.”
A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
“A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.”
A prominent figure; a "major player".
verbTo make heavier.
“They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load.”
To sadden.
To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.
“The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.”
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