Adjective modifier

• super: The drum sound is also a big step up for us super heavy!

Modifies a noun

• rain: Heavy rain can make a pond quickly overflow or be flooded out.

• metal: I'm also a fan of good ' ol heavy metal.

• rainfall: A heavy rainfall late in the day makes the coastal road the only viable route of advance.

• burden: When I awoke I was surprised to find the heavy burden was gone.

• load: You've given me a heavy load to deal with in one e-mail.

• workload: In addition, this has added to the heavy workload of busy staff who have not felt empowered to move matters on.

Used with adjective complement

• weigh: In the pocket of her shirt, the Tribute weighs heavy.

• hang: Manderlay Rental and retail: Iraq hangs heavy over it.

• lie: A bank of slate-grey cloud lying heavy over it.

• feel: Actually when strapped to my belt and supported by my body it felt much less heavy than in the hand.

• seem: But a cuirass and helmet seem heavy to an infantryman, perhaps seldom training with, or handling, arms.

• become: Her breathing became heavy then, heavy then, heavy then.

Noun used with modifier

• bit: Question: Isn't this all a bit heavy?

Infinitive complement

• carry: Circumstances may be making you feel as if responsibilities are simply to heavy to carry by yourself any longer.

Modifying Another Word

• too: Children over 8 stone in weight and too heavy to ride are taught to drive a small cart.

• exceptionally: Oil bathed transmission and no belt concept linked with the exceptionally heavy duty construction makes expensive downtime a thing of the past.

• fairly: It is said that the War Minister mentioned to the Prime Minister that such an action would result in fairly heavy British casualties.

• extremely: All of the aircraft took a long time to leave the ground due to the extremely heavy loads.