Definition of heavily

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Heavily (adv.) As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully..

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Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing..
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
Forge :: Forge (v. t.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in outsailing another; -- used especially in the phrase to forge ahead..
Work :: Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea..
Overfreight :: Overfreight (v. t.) To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload..
Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Sadly :: Sadly (adv.) Wearily; heavily; firmly.
Clamp :: Clamp (v. i.) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.
Aggrieve :: Aggrieve (v. t.) To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved..
Press :: Press (v. i.) To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force..
Heavily :: Heavily (adv.) In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse..
Plump :: Plump (a.) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution..
Drag :: Drag (v. i.) To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly..
Lumber :: Lumber (v. i.) To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble.
Pad :: Pad (v. i.) To travel heavily or slowly.
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns..
Lug :: Lug (v. i.) To move slowly and heavily.
Overtask :: Overtask (v. t.) To task too heavily.
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