Able and Heavy

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Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Heavy and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy" instead an adjective "Able".

Nearby Word: ability

Heavy adjective - Having great power or influence.

Usage example: she's not among the handful of heavy critics who can make or break a Broadway show

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Able and heavy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Heavy".

Nearby Words: heave, heavyweight, heaviness, heaved, heavily

Only after a lot of pain and hard work are they able to change the situation enough that Riki and Rin are able to save them, albeit still with heavy injuries.

Source: Dysfunction Junction
Extremely fast, heavy punch (eight 0.50 cal machine guns instead of the ordinary six) and able to stand punishment.

Source: Lightning Bruiser / Real Life
In one episode of Samurai Jack, Jack trains wearing heavy boulders; when they are finally removed, he is able to "jump good." So good, in fact, that it's mistaken for flight.

Source: Charles Atlas Superpower

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