heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

Examples of heavy lifting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of the buzz has been organic, the owners say, with word-of-mouth and social media doing the heavy lifting. — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

The heavy lifting comes from the removal of an external staircase on the main deck aft, turning the cockpit and upper deck aft into dedicated social hubs without giving up space to structure or service. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

These trousers do all of the heavy lifting for you with a built in pleated satin waistband. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Particle 6 does the heavy lifting of creating my films and my world, but the actual yes or no to a role, that comes from me. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy lifting

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