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/hev"ee layd"n/, adj.1. carrying a heavy load; heavily laden: a heavy-laden cart.2. very tired or troubled; burdened: heavy-laden with care.[1400-50; late ME hevy ladyn. See HEAVY, LADEN]
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heavy-laden — adj. 1. burdened by cares. Syn: care laden. [WordNet 1.5] 2. bearing a heavy load; as, the heavy laden trucks wore deep ruts in the unpaved road. Syn: burdened, laden, weighed down. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heavy-laden — [hev′ē lād′ n] adj. 1. laden, or loaded, heavily 2. heavily burdened with care and trouble … English World dictionary
heavy-laden — index disconsolate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
heavy-laden — adjective 1. bearing a physically heavy weight or load tree limbs burdened with ice a heavy laden cart loaded down with packages • Syn: ↑burdened, ↑loaded down • Similar to: ↑encumbered … Useful english dictionary
heavy-laden — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Burdened by a weighty load: heavy, laden, loaded. See FULL … English dictionary for students
heavy-laden — /ˈhɛvi leɪdn/ (say hevee laydn) adjective 1. laden with a heavy burden. 2. very weary or troubled …
heavy-laden — adjective literary 1 carrying or supporting something very heavy 2 having many worries or problems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heavy — [hev′ē] adj. heavier, heaviest [ME hevi < OE hefig (akin to OHG hebig) < base of hebban (see HEAVE) + ig (see Y3): prob. basic sense “containing something, full”] 1. hard to lift or move because of great weight; weighty 2. of high specific… … English World dictionary
Heavy — Heav y, adv. Heavily; sometimes used in composition; as, heavy laden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laden — lad|en [ leıdn ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) carrying something heavy or supporting the weight of something heavy: laden with: Passengers got off the train laden with boxes and suitcases. heavily laden: trees heavily laden with fruit 2. ) air… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
