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You might think about putting some heavy-duty hooks into the ceiling joists and beams so that you can have a rope ladder, or a small swing inside your house.
Paula Yates

Meaning of "heavy-duty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVY-DUTY

heavy-duty play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVY-DUTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavy-Duty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAVY-DUTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Duty (disambiguation)

Duty is a philosophical and legal concept. Duty may also refer to: ▪ Duty, an album by Ayumi Hamasaki ▪ Duty a short story by Frederick Forsyth ▪ Duty, a form of taxation ▪ Air Passenger Duty, an excise duty in the United Kingdom ▪ Stamp duty, a form of tax on documents ▪ Succession duty, a tax levied in the English fiscal system ▪ Vehicle excise duty, an excise duty on a vehicle in the United Kingdom, known as road tax or tax disc ▪ Duty, a village in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia ▪ Duty of care, a legal concept ▪ Active duty, a military concept in the United States ▪ Vehicle duty, terminology for classifying vehicles according to gross vehicle weight rating; see truck classification...

Definition of heavy-duty in the English dictionary

The definition of heavy-duty in the dictionary is made to withstand hard wear, bad weather, etc. Other definition of heavy-duty is subject to high import or export taxes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVY-DUTY

heavy industry
heavy metal
heavy middleweight
heavy mob
heavy mud
heavy oil
heavy on
heavy spar
heavy type
heavy water
heavy-footed
heavy-handed
heavy-handedly
heavy-handedness
heavy-hearted
heavy-laden
heavy-metal
heavy-set
heavy-water reactor
heavyheartedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVY-DUTY

active duty
bounden duty
combat duty
countervailing duty
customs duty
death duty
duty
escort duty
estate duty
export duty
guard duty
import duty
in the line of duty
jury duty
off duty
off-duty
on duty
picket duty
sentry duty
stamp duty

Synonyms and antonyms of heavy-duty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEAVY-DUTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heavy-duty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heavy-duty

Translation of «heavy-duty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVY-DUTY

Find out the translation of heavy-duty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavy-duty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavy-duty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

结实耐用的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resistente
570 millions of speakers

English

heavy-duty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी शुल्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверхпрочный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de serviço pesado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুব পরিশ্রমী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à usage intensif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tahan lasak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

strapazierfähig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頑丈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매우 튼튼한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

tugas abot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனரக-கடமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड कर्तव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zor görev
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molto resistente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężkich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надміцний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heavy- duty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavy-duty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY-DUTY»

The term «heavy-duty» is very widely used and occupies the 12.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of heavy-duty
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY-DUTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heavy-duty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heavy-duty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavy-duty

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3 QUOTES WITH «HEAVY-DUTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heavy-duty.
1
Bonnie Bedelia
Whenever there's heavy-duty emotional work to be done, they call me. As for playing the completely off-the-wall, sexy, gorgeous lady that I am - no, they don't think of me.
2
Julian Sands
I just love doing broader work - I always get asked to do fairly heavy-duty, intense dramas and interesting, psychologically intense characters. But you know, it's nice to make people laugh sometimes.
3
Paula Yates
You might think about putting some heavy-duty hooks into the ceiling joists and beams so that you can have a rope ladder, or a small swing inside your house.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVY-DUTY»

Discover the use of heavy-duty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavy-duty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heavy Duty Truck Systems
The fifth edition has been updated throughout including an introduction to Eaton DM clutches and comprehensive coverage of Caterpillar's new highway vocational transmission, updates of electricity and electronics to cover new battery ...
Sean Bennett, 2010
2
Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Engines, Fuel & Computerized ...
The most comprehensive guide to highway diesel engines and their management systems available today, MEDIUM/HEAVY DUTY TRUCK ENGINES, FUEL & COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Fourth Edition, is a user-friendly resource ideal for students, ...
Sean Bennett, 2012
3
Maintenance Management of Heavy Duty Construction Plant and ...
This book provides succinct guidance on the management of the maintenance of construction plant, bringing together information which is only currently found dispersed amongst other publications.
David Edwards, Gary Holt, Frank Harris, 1998
4
Today's Technician: Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Electricity and ...
A two-volume set provides both theoretical and hands-on knowledge of the electric systems on board heavy-duty trucks, allowing the diagnosis and repair of faulty systems.
Sulev Oun, 2000
5
Heavy Duty People
The Brethren has asked Damage to join their club. Damage has loyalty to his club and his brothers but business has become serious and he doesn't want brother to start killing brother.
Iain Parke, Martin Robertson, 2010
6
Critical Component Wear in Heavy Duty Engines
This book is also a key reference for senior undergraduates looking to move onto advanced study in the above topics, consultants and product mangers in industry, as well as engineers involved in design of furnaces, gas turbines, and rocket ...
P. A. Lakshminarayanan, Nagaraj S. Nayak, 2011
7
Bodybuilding: From Heavy Duty to SuperSlow
Learn About 14 Different Bodybuilding Training Systems In this book you?ll learn diverse training strategies, including: Volume Training Peripheral Heart Action Training High-Intensity Training Periodization The Bulgarian Method Pre ...
Craig Cecil, 2012
8
The Heavy Duty Adventures: A Journey of Self Discovery
This is a young man's true story with three basic dimensions.
M. Buland Burns, Heather L. Burns, 2012
9
Dodge Heavy-Duty Trucks 1928-1975
From Dodges earliest three-ton models in 1928 to the 1975 models that never happened because Chryslers management pulled the plug on the heavy-duty truck business, this informative reference guide chronologically walks the reader right ...
Don Bunn, 2007
10
Heavy-Duty Trucks: Powertrains, Systems, and Service
A review of this book's contents will quickly highlight for you the major topics covered.
Robert N. Brady, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVY-DUTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavy-duty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Phase 2 greenhouse gas proposal issued for heavy-duty vehicles
WASHINGTON (July 13, 2015) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... «Tire Business, Jul 15»
2
Isuzu PH previews new heavy-duty trucks
Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), the country's leader in the commercial vehicle segment, showcased five of its newest heavy-duty trucks ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
3
Purkeys offers training tool for heavy-duty electrical systems
By training with the MTU, technicians will learn how to identify a variety of multimeter functions in the heavy-duty, commercial trucking industry. «Fleet Owner, Jul 15»
4
NHTSA fines two heavy-duty truck firms $44M
Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday it is fining two heavy-duty truck manufacturers $44 million ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
5
BMW Launches All-Electric Heavy-Duty Truck
MUNICH, GERMANY -- BMW has put its first all-electric heavy-duty truck into service in Munich. The 40-ton vehicle -- designed by the Dutch ... «Today's Trucking News, Jul 15»
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KONECRANES RECEIVED AN ORDER FOR TWO LARGE HEAVY
Konecranes received an order for two heavy-duty industrial cranes from SSAB Europe in May 2015. The cranes will be delivered during April ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
7
Electromechanical heavy duty cylinder
For the installation of the heavy-duty cylinders, the user can choose from numerous mounting options. The servo drives can regain and store braking energy, ... «Plant Engineering, Jul 15»
8
Forward Lift's four-post heavy-duty vehicle lifts
Forward Lift CR Series Four-Post Vehicle Lift Forward Lift's CR Series four-post vehicle lifts, designed for heavy-duty trucks and buses, are ... «Commercial Carrier Journal, Jul 15»
9
Greg Peck: Heavy-duty fireworks in my Janesville neighborhood
My wife and I were sitting on our deck, catching a little fresh air Sunday, when a neighbor fired up a lawn mower. I checked my cellphone, and it ... «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
10
Truck Industry Council unmoved by heavy-duty sales shift
The Truck Industry Council (TIC) has reiterated its concern at the state of the heavy-duty truck market, despite a somewhat better performance ... «Australasian Transport News, Jul 15»

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