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1 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
2 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) hæve; løfte2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) bære væk3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) forsvinde4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) hæve2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) hæven; løften2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevator3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) lift4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) løft•- lift off* * *[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) hæve; løfte2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) bære væk3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) forsvinde4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) hæve2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) hæven; løften2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevator3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) lift4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) løft•- lift off
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too — W1S1 [tu:] adv [: Old English; Origin: to to, too ] 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] more than is acceptable or possible ▪ Do you think the music s too loud? ▪ You ve put too much salt in the soup. ▪ There are too many cars on the road. much/far too ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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heavy — I UK [ˈhevɪ] / US adjective Word forms heavy : adjective heavy comparative heavier superlative heaviest *** 1) a heavy object weighs a lot She was struggling with a heavy suitcase. Careful – that box is pretty heavy. You should soon be able to… … English dictionary
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Heavy hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heavy — adj., n., & adv. adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of great density. b Physics having a greater than the usual mass (esp. of isotopes and compounds containing them). 3 abundant, considerable… … Useful english dictionary