Heavies

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."

2.nounA doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

"A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it."

3.nounA large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.)

4.verb(often with "up") To make heavier.

5.verbTo sadden.

6.verbTo use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

"The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses."

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