heavy
- adjective
- /ˈhɛvi/
- Jargon
- -Why do you always make me out to be the heavy?
Examples
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Thank you for not making me the heavy in this, and for not making me deal with it quite yet.
Fiction book (1998) -
MR. TAFT: Why do you insist on playing the heavy?
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We're real glad to have a pro like you playing the heavy on the pilot.
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Hell, most of you thought Benghazi was the guy who played the heavy in "Roadhouse" before this attack happened.
Blog text (4) -
The director was pleased with how the new actor portrayed the heavy in the film.
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In the latest play, the audience loved the way she played the heavy with such intensity.
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Many viewers enjoy movies where the heavy has a complex backstory and motivations.
Synonyms
A person who does very bad things, often the main bad character in a story
A powerful character who opposes the hero and creates major conflict
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Compounds
- Specialized
Large machines like bulldozers or cranes used to move dirt and heavy materials
- Specialized
A large gun like artillery or a heavy machine gun that soldiers move to support troops in war
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A kind of water with heavier hydrogen atoms used in some nuclear reactors
A type of loud, powerful rock with strong guitar sounds, fast drums, and angry lyrics
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A syllable with a long vowel, two vowel sounds together, or a final consonant that sounds stronger
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A large underwater weapon launched from submarines with a very powerful warhead to sink big ships
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A tiny piece of matter as heavy as or heavier than a proton that feels the strong force
How Villainous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heavy comes from Old English hefig, which meant 'weighty' or 'powerful'. In theatre the 'heavy' is the villain because the role is serious and has strong, 'weighty' effect on the story.