heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Focusing On One Big Success There was a time when one big hit did all the heavy lifting. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Atlas delivers about four hours of runtime during typical operation and around two hours when performing heavy lifting. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

With 7,626 yards at age 30, Godwin has some heavy lifting ahead. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

These farmers market recipes keep prep simple, so the fruit does the heavy lifting. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy lifting

• drifting
• gifting
• rifting
• shifting
• sifting
• shoplifting
• uplifting