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Heavies

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

📖 Definitions of "Heavies"

noun
  1. 1

    A 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. 2

    A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

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

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

    (often with "up") To make heavier.

  2. 2

    To sadden.

  3. 3

    To 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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