heavy

/ˈhevi/ adjective

Definition

WEIGHING A LOT › Heavy objects weigh a lot: heavy bags heavy machinery/equipment

HOW MUCH › used to say how much someone or something weighs: How heavy are you? Oxygen is sixteen times heavier than hydrogen.

A LOT › large in amount or degree: heavy traffic heavy costs

a heavy drinker/smoker › someone who drinks/smokes a lot

heavy snow/rain › when a lot of snow/rain falls

FORCE › using a lot of force: a heavy blow heavy breathing

SERIOUS informal › serious: The discussion got a bit too heavy.

heavy going mainly UK › too serious or difficult: I found the book very heavy going.

(Definition of heavy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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