{
    "term": "heavy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "weighing a lot; difficult to lift or move",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **heavy weight/load**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was struggling with a heavy suitcase."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My brother is much heavier than me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tried to push the heavy door open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**How heavy** is it *(= how much does it weigh)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father carried a **heavy burden** of responsibility."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bottles of wine made the bag even heavier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're getting too heavy to carry!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt her eyelids growing heavy (= she was getting sleepy)."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "more or worse than usual in amount, degree, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the noise of **heavy traffic**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**heavy rain/rainfall/snow**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the effects of **heavy drinking**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was **heavy fighting** in the capital last night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The British suffered **heavy losses** in the battle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His unit came under **heavy fire** from insurgents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The penalty for speeding can be a heavy fine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke with heavy irony."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "get"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "doing the thing mentioned more, or more deeply, than usual",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **heavy drinker/smoker**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a heavy sleeper"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "large and solid",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "big, dark rooms full of heavy furniture"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was tall and strong, with heavy features."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "thick",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "heavy curtains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a heavy coat"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "full of or loaded with something",
            "sensetop": "heavy with something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "trees heavy with apples"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was heavy with the scent of flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His voice was heavy with sarcasm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was heavy with child *(= pregnant)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "large and powerful",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a wide range of engines and **heavy machinery/equipment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "heavy lorries/trucks"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "involving a lot of work or activity; very busy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a heavy schedule"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She'd had a heavy day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "hard, especially because it requires a lot of physical strength",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**heavy lifting**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A gardener comes in to do the heavy work for me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "falling or hitting something with a lot of force",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a heavy fall/blow"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "large in amount or very solid",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a heavy lunch/dinner/meal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Avoid heavy foods that are difficult to digest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "carrying heavy weapons",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the heavy infantry/cavalry"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "loud and deep",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**heavy breathing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a heavy groan/sigh"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "using a lot of something",
            "sensetop": "heavy on something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Older cars are heavy on gas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't go so heavy on the garlic."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "serious; difficult to understand or enjoy",
            "labels": "(usually disapproving)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We found the play very heavy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The discussion got a little heavy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "dangerous because of big waves, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "strong winds and heavy seas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The heavy Atlantic swells pounded the beach."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "hot and without enough fresh air, in a way that feels unpleasant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's very heavy—I think there'll be a storm."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 18,
            "definition": "wet, sticky and difficult to dig or to move over",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 19,
            "definition": "very strict and severe",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't be so heavy on her—it wasn't her fault."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become very serious, because strong feelings are involved",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They started shouting at me. It got very heavy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Then he got heavy and tried to kiss me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things were starting to get a bit heavy so I decided to leave."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a difficult problem that makes you worried or unhappy but that you have to deal with",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We all have our crosses to bear."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe somebody/something that is difficult to deal with or understand",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a bit heavy going."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found the course rather heavy going."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a way of doing something or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the heavy hand of management"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a very sad feeling",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I returned home with a heavy heart."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a group of strong, often violent people employed to do something such as protect somebody",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a situation when people do not say anything, but feel embarrassed or uncomfortable",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to seem to find something more difficult or complicated than it needs to be",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People in this country make such heavy weather of learning languages."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a bad effect on somebody/something; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, pain, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Illness had taken a heavy toll on her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pressure of fame can take a terrible toll."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhevi/",
                "audio": "he/heavy/heavy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhevi/",
                "audio": "he/heavy/heavy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hefig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hevig, also to heave."
}