heavy object

collocation in English

meaningsofheavyandobject

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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object
noun
uk
/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us
/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition ofheavyandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, when human fingers pinch aheavyobject, the movement of each joint of fingers is apt to harden.
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However, she can throw aheavyobjectlike a battle top with deadly accuracy.
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This could have only occurred if aheavyobjecthad fouled the signal wire or the wire was deliberately pulled.
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It sounds like aheavyobjectbeing lifted some considerable distance before being placed firmly into position.
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Theheavyobjectcan either be moved horizontally underwater by the diver or sent unaccompanied to the surface.
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And during "purnahuthi" the final round of ritual offerings, he felt aheavyobjectbeing placed on his heart.
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A common analogy is placing aheavyobjecton a stretched out rubber sheet, causing the sheet to bend downward.
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Forgetting the instructions can happen suddenly or it can happen gradually as if we are losing our grip on aheavyobject.
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A largeheavyobject(of highly classified nature) tore through the front of the plane on impact, causing severe injuries to many crewmen.
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All the owner needed to do was take aheavyobject, such as a rock, and pound the lead rivets to tighten them.
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Large changes in buoyancy are of course possible if the weight belt is jettisoned, or aheavyobjectis picked up.
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Aheavyobjectcan be raised by turning the jack shaft, but when the shaft is released it will stay at whatever height it is raised to.
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Additional layers of paper and flowers can be built up and then covered with a board or piece of cardboard before pressing down with aheavyobject.
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But proximate cause is still met if a thrown baseball misses the target and knocks aheavyobjectoff a shelf behind them, which causes a blunt-force injury.
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