heavy

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heavy definition


  1. n.
    a villain. (Especially in movies, etc.) : He is well known for playing heavies in the movies.
  2. mod.
    important; profound; serious. : I have some heavy things to talk over with you, Sam.
  3. mod.
    really fine. : This is a real heavy thing you're doing for me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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heavy

In addition to the idioms beginning with heavy, also see hot and heavy; make heavy weather of; play the heavy; time hangs heavy.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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