heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The girls dropped out of school and moved to Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, to work long hours in a restaurant, where they were exposed to sharp tools, hot surfaces and heavy lifting. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Just as people lost navigation and memorization skills with modern inventions, bankers risk losing analytical abilities if algorithms handle all the heavy lifting, Churchman said. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

If your bank adopts it, the heavy lifting happens between the bank and the carrier network. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

While newcomer Rudy Cardenas does the heavy lifting in terms of lead vocals, six members of the group share in Chicago’s rich vocal harmonies each night. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy lifting

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