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From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
heavy a. 1 (lb en of a physical object) Having great weight. 2 (lb en of a topic) serious, somber. 3 Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive. adv. 1 In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely. 2 (lb en colloquial nonstandard) To a great degree; greatly. 3 (lb en India colloquial) very n. 1 (lb en slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts. 2 (lb en slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard. 3 (lb en journalism slang mostly in the plural) A newspaper of the (w: quality press). vb. 1 (lb en often with "up") To make heavier. 2 To sadden. (rfex: en) 3 (lb en Australia New Zealand informal) To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure. a. Having the heaves.