English Explanatory Dictionary

heavy lifting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see heavy, lifting.

Pronunciation

en-au-heavy lifting.ogg

Word forms

heavy lifting heavy-lifting

Synonyms

hard yards lifting

Related words

carry one's weight
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary