Something heavy is difficult to lift.
Heavy is an adjective that refers to something that has a lot of weight . Weight (from Latin pensum ) is the force exerted by the Earth to attract a body and the magnitude of this force. In colloquial language, however, weight is usually used as a synonym for mass , which refers to the amount of matter present in a body.
If something is said to be heavy, therefore, it may be mentioned that it has a lot of mass, which will be reflected in its number of kilograms. For example: “Can you help me get that box down? It is very heavy” , “The doctor recommended that I not lift heavy objects for two weeks” , “The furniture is so heavy that I had to ask the neighbor for help to move it” .
The heavy as something difficult to bear
Symbolically, the adjective heavy can be used to describe various situations that are uncomfortable to endure . Something heavy, in this sense, is boring or annoying (it can also be applied to a person): “The work that Raúl gave me is very heavy,” “How heavy it is to do paperwork!” , “Andrés is a bore, I can't stand him anymore.”
A period of life that is difficult to overcome can be described as heavy, as can a misfortune that seems impossible to bear; In this case, the idea of weight is used to symbolize the need for a certain amount of (internal) strength to carry these experiences, which tend to pull us down. For example, a person who had a childhood plagued by physical and psychological abuse may say that this stage is very difficult for them and that it prevents them from moving forward normally.
The adjective applied to people
Heavy people can be heavy for various reasons, given that this adjective is applied by those who deal with them, which is why it is a subjective assessment. In general, a annoying individual is one who does not easily understand the limits that others establish in interpersonal relationships and who, as a result, acts disrespectfully without realizing it.
For example: someone who visits another person too frequently even though they are not welcome, who calls them on the phone at any time to talk about irrelevant topics, or who constantly asks them for help to resolve all kinds of situations.
In some countries , subjects who are dangerous are classified as heavy because they usually act aggressively and violently. In many cases, annoying people are part of a mafia: “Be careful with that boy, he is very annoying: he shot up his cousin's house because of a financial dispute.”
Those who sleep heavily do not wake up easily.
heavy sleeper
Heavy sleep , on the other hand, is one that is difficult to interrupt due to its depth: “My son has such a heavy sleep that, to wake him up, he has to play music at full volume.”
In everyday speech, heavy sleep is often seen as a privilege, since it allows those who enjoy its characteristics to sleep peacefully and easily despite the presence of noise, without waking up due to "annoying" neighbors, car horns. or strong storms that break out during the night.
Other meanings of the term
A large file , in the context of computing , is one that takes up a lot of disk space. It is a subjective concept, which depends in part on the user (each person judges the weight of the files based on the storage capacity they have) and the time (the advancement of technology means that we increasingly handle files heavier with complete normality, especially the videos and the set of files that make up a web page).
Heavy music , finally, encompasses the harshest genres , which appeal to distorted electric guitars, screams, etc.: “I'm a fan of heavy rock.”