Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; – said of earth; as,
a heavy road, soil, and the like.

Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate,
stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy
writer or book.

Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; – said of
the sky.

Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm,
cannonade, and the like.

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened;
bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain,
disappointment.

Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;
ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent,
quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy
failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength;
as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.

Having the heaves.

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to
endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes,
expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.

Loud; deep; – said of sound; as, heavy thunder.