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heavy (
adj.)
O.E. hefig "
heavy, having much weight; important, grave; oppressive; slow, dull," from
P.Gmc. *hafiga "
containing something; having weight" (
Cf. O.S.,
O.H.G. hebig,
O.N. hofugr,
M.Du. hevich,
Du. hevig), from
PIE *kap- "
to grasp" (see
CAPABLE (
Cf. capable)). Jazz slang sense of "
profound, serious" is from 1937 but would have been comprehensible to an Anglo-Saxon.
Heavy industry recorded from 1932.
Heavy metal attested by 1839 in chemistry; in nautical jargon from at least 1744 in sense "large-caliber guns on a ship.
While we undervalue the nicely-balanced weight of broadsides which have lately been brought forward with all the grave precision of Cocker, we are well aware of the decided advantages of heavy metal. ["United Services Journal," London, 1830]
As a type of rock music, from 1972.
{{12}}heavy (n.) mid-13c., "something heavy; heaviness," from HEAVY (Cf. heavy) (adj.). Theatrical sense of "villain" is 1880.
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Heavy — Heav y, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h[ o]figr, h[ o]fugr. See {Heave}.] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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heavy — [hev′ē] adj. heavier, heaviest [ME hevi < OE hefig (akin to OHG hebig) < base of hebban (see HEAVE) + ig (see Y3): prob. basic sense “containing something, full”] 1. hard to lift or move because of great weight; weighty 2. of high specific… … English World dictionary
Heavy D — Heavy D, eigentlich Dwight Errington Myers[1], (* 24. Mai 1967 in Mandeville, Jamaika; † 8. November 2011 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien[2]) war ein US amerikanische Rapper, Schauspieler und Sänger. Er wurde in den 1990er Jahren vor allem als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
heavy — heavy, weighty, ponderous, cumbrous, cumbersome, hefty. Something is heavy which is denser and more compact in substance or larger in size or amount than the average of its kind or class and so weighs more in proportion {lead is a heavy metal} {a … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Heavy D! — Personaje de The King of Fighters Primera aparición The King of Fighters 94 Voz original Toshikazu Nishimura Primera aparición en KOF The King o … Wikipedia Español
Heavy D — Datos generales Nombre real Dwight Errington Myers Nacimiento 24 de mayo de 1967 Origen … Wikipedia Español
Heavy — is a concept of weight, but may also refer to: *A music style, Heavy metal * Heavy , a song by Collective Soul from the album Dosage *A type of strength of Scottish beer * Heavy (album) , the first album by the band Iron Butterfly *Heavy… … Wikipedia
Heavy D. — Heavy D. the Boyz war eine US amerikanische Hip Hop Band, deren Frontman Heavy D. mit seinen 250 Pfund optisch sehr prominent war und die um 1990 mit mehreren Alben sehr erfolgreich waren. Heavy D. the Boys waren die erste Band, die beim… … Deutsch Wikipedia
heavy — ► ADJECTIVE (heavier, heaviest) 1) of great weight; difficult to lift or move. 2) of great density; thick or substantial. 3) of more than the usual size, amount, or force. 4) doing something to excess: a heavy smoker. 5) striking or falling with… … English terms dictionary
heavy — (izg. hȅvi) prid. DEFINICIJA koji je težak, ob. u: SINTAGMA heavy duty (izg. heavy djùti) žarg. koji se odnosi na poslove teže nego što su uobičajeni ili prosječni; heavy metal (izg. heavy mȅtl) glazb. jedan od najdugovječnijih žanrova rocka;… … Hrvatski jezični portal
