heavy

adjectiveA2US /ˈhɛv.i/ /ˈhiːvi/

Having great weight.

Serious, somber.
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
Good.UK, dated, slang
Profound.US, dated
High, great.
Armed.slang
Loud, distorted, or intense.
Hot and humid.
Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
Not raised or leavened.
Having much body or strength.
Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
Heavily-armed.
Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.

Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.

Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 pounds, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.

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You could get into the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest drinker.

Gold is heavier than iron.