heavying

Verb

heavy (third-person singular simple present heavies, present participle heavying, simple past and past participle heavied)

1. (often) To make heavier.
   • They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load.
2. To sadden.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.
   • The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.

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