[b_ˈɪ_ɡ], [bˈɪɡ], [bˈɪɡ]
Definitions of big
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( of animals) fully developed; " an adult animal"; " a grown woman"
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very intense; " a bad headache"; " in a big rage"; " had a big ( or bad) shock"; " a bad earthquake"; " a bad storm"
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pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; " a fine- looking woman"; " a good- looking man"; " better- looking than her sister"; " very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; " our southern women are well- favored"- Lillian Hellman
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in a boastful manner; " he talked big all evening"
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in a major way; " the play failed big at the box office"
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on a grand scale; " think big"
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extremely well; " his performance went over big"
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conspicuous in position or importance; " a big figure in the movement"; " big man on campus"; " he's very large in financial circles"; " a prominent citizen"
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generous and understanding and tolerant; " a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; " that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; " a large and generous spirit"; " a large heart"; " magnanimous toward his enemies"
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marked by intense physical force; " a big wind"
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( informal) " graduation was a big day in his life"
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loud and firm; " a big voice"; " big bold piano sounds"
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prodigious; " big spender"; " big eater"; " heavy investor"
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older brother or sister; " big sister"
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in an advanced stage of pregnancy; " was big with child"; " was great with child"
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exhibiting self- importance; " big talk"
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; " a large city"; " set out for the big city"; " a large sum"; " a big ( or large) barn"; " a large family"; " big businesses"; " a big expenditure"; " a large number of newspapers"; " a big group of scientists"; " large areas of the world"
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feeling self- importance; " too big for his britches"; " had a swelled head"; " he was swelled with pride"
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significant; " graduation was a big day in his life"
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of very great significance; " deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; " a momentous event"
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Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
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Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
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Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; - often figuratively.
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Large, bulky; grown up; full of something important; full to overflowing; as, big with grief; teeming; as, big with promise; pompous; as, to feel big.
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Bigness.
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Bigger.
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Biggest.
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Large or great: pregnant: great in air, mien, or spirit.
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Large; swollen; great; haughty.
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Large; great; bulky; haughty; pompous.
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Large or great in bulk; pregnant; full and ready to bring forth; haughty in air; proud; great in spirit; lofty; brave.
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See Bigg.
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Large; great in size or bulk; full of pride; distended; ready to burst.
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Usage examples for big
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Room of her own in the big offices. – This Freedom by A. S. M. Hutchinson
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" We've got a big round to make. – The Boy Scouts On The Range by Lieut. Howard Payson
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A great big love. – Captivating Mary Carstairs by Henry Sydnor Harrison
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Sure there is- a big one, too. – Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony by Laura Lee Hope
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What are you doing, big brother? – David Elginbrod by George MacDonald
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" This thing is getting too big for you and me," he said. – The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss
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They all live together, in a big house at Rosemont. – Murder in the Gunroom by Henry Beam Piper
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The big man spoke. – Amusement Only by Richard Marsh
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Hadn't a place big enough, or ready for it. – Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
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And there's always the big one I've told you about. – Beggars on Horseback by F. Tennyson Jesse
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As the little fellow had said, it was a big one, and one of the claws was " winkin'" at him. – Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope
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That's where you make a big mistake, Mr. Feigenbaum. – The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
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But it is big – The Gun-Brand by James B. Hendryx
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" I tell," big Jenssen spoke up. – Man of Many Minds by E. Everett Evans
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" We're in big trouble," he said. – O+F by John Moncure Wetterau
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This world isn't big enough for you to get away from me, now! – In And Out by Edgar Franklin
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Make a big one. – Read-Aloud Plays by Horace Holley
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It was all too big – Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort
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We had a message late last night telling us what had happened, and I went off at once in the big car and brought Anne back. – The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel May Dell
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But this one is pretty big too! – The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City by Laura Lee Hope