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Large (adjective)
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
“Russia is a large country.”
“The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.”
“He has a large collection of stamps.”
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Large (adjective)
Abundant; ample.
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Large (adjective)
Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
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Large (adjective)
Free; unencumbered.
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Large (adjective)
Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
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Large (adjective)
Crossing the line of a ship’s course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
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Large (noun)
An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
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Large (noun)
Liberality, generosity.
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Large (noun)
A thousand dollars/pounds.
“Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.”
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Large (noun)
A large serving of something.
“One small coffee and two larges, please.”
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Large (adverb)
Before the wind.
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Big (adjective)
Of great size, large.
“Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”
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Big (adjective)
Thought to have undue influence.
“There were concerns about the ethics of big science.”
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Big (adjective)
Popular.
“That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.”
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Big (adjective)
Adult.
“Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.”
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Big (adjective)
Fat.
“Gosh, she is big!”
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Big (adjective)
Important or significant.
“What’s so big about that? I do it all the time.”
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Big (adjective)
Enthusiastic (about).
“I’m not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won’t stop you.”
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Big (adjective)
of Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
“That’s very big of you, thank you!”
“I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn’t help myself.”
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Big (adjective)
Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
“Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.”
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Big (adjective)
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
“She was big with child.”
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Big (adjective)
Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
“You are a big liar.”
“Why are you in such a big hurry?”
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Big (adverb)
In a loud manner.
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Big (adverb)
In a boasting manner.
“He’s always talking big, but he never delivers.”
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Big (adverb)
In a large amount or to a large extent.
“He won big betting on the croquet championship.”
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Big (adverb)
On a large scale, expansively.
“You’ve got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.”
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Big (adverb)
Hard.
“He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.”
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Big (noun)
Someone or something that is large in stature
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Big (noun)
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
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Big (noun)
The big leagues, big time.
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Big (noun)
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
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Big (verb)
To praise, recommend, or promote.
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Big (verb)
to inhabit; occupy
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Big (verb)
to locate oneself
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Big (verb)
to build; erect; fashion
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Big (verb)
to dwell; have a dwelling
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Large (adjective)
of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity
“add a large clove of garlic”
“the concert attracted large crowds”
“the jumper comes in small, medium, and large sizes”
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Large (adjective)
pursuing a commercial activity on a significant scale
“many large investors are likely to take a different view”
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Large (adjective)
of wide range or scope
“we can afford to take a larger view of the situation”
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Large (verb)
enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music
“he’s known in clubland for his capacity for larging it”
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Large (adverb)
another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb)
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Big (adjective)
of considerable size or extent
“big staff cuts”
“big buildings”
“her big hazel eyes”
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Big (adjective)
larger than other items of the same kind
“my big toe”
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Big (adjective)
grown-up
“I’m a big girl now”
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Big (adjective)
elder
“my big sister”
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Big (adjective)
on an ambitiously large scale
“a small company with big plans”
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Big (adjective)
doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale
“a big gambler”
“a big eater”
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Big (adjective)
showing great enthusiasm
“a big tennis fan”
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Big (adjective)
of considerable importance or seriousness
“it’s a big decision”
“his biggest problem is money”
“he made a big mistake”
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Big (adjective)
very popular or successful
“African bands which are big in Britain”
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Big (adjective)
holding an important position or playing an influential role
“as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus”
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Big (adjective)
generous
“‘I’m inclined to take pity on you.’ ‘That’s big of you!’”
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Big (verb)
praise or recommend something highly
“the record’s been on the streets a while now, but it’s still worth bigging up”
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Big (noun)
the major league in a professional sport
“the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in”