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heavy lift

heavy lift noun: the handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.

Noun

heavy lift (plural heavy lifts)

  1. The handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A requirement that requires a lot of work to satisfy; high bar, tall order.
    • When a federal statute applies on its face to both private and state actors, a commandeering argument is a heavy lift—and petitioners have not pulled it off.2023, Haaland v. Brackeen (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21-376), Justice Barrett (majority opinion)

Forms of heavy lift

pluralheavy lifts

Questions about heavy lift

What does heavy lift mean?
Heavy lift means the handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
What part of speech is heavy lift?
Heavy lift is a noun.
What is the plural of heavy lift?
The plural of heavy lift is heavy lifts.

Words near heavy lift in the dictionary

  1. heavy icebreakers
  2. heavy industry
  3. heavy ion
  4. heavy ions
  5. heavy legs
  6. heavy lift
  7. heavy lifting
  8. heavy machine gun
  9. heavy machine guns
  10. heavy machinery
  11. heavy man

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