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adjective
1.
large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.
2.
of major concern, importance, gravity, or the like: a big problem.
3.
outstanding for a specified quality: a big liar; a big success.
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important, as in influence, standing, or wealth: a big man in his field.
5.
EXPANDgrown-up; mature: big enough to know better.
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elder: my big sister.
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doing business or conducted on a large scale; major in size or importance: big government.
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consisting of the largest or most influential companies in an industry: Big steel wants to lower prices, but the smaller mills don't.
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Informal. known or used widely; popular: Nouvelle cuisine became big in the 1970s.
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magnanimous; generous; kindly: big enough to forgive.
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boastful; pompous; pretentious; haughty: a big talker.
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loud; orotund: a big voice.
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(of clothing or a clothing design) made of or distinguished by voluminous fabric that is loosely or softly shaped and fitted: a big shirt; the big look.
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(of a wine) having more than average flavor, body, and alcoholic content.
15.
filled; brimming: eyes big with tears.
16.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pregnant.
17.
COLLAPSEObsolete. very strong; powerful.
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Informal. boastfully; pretentiously: to act big; to talk big.
19.
Informal. with great success; successfully: to go over big.
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Bigger
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
noun
Idioms20.
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
21.
be big on, to have a special liking or enthusiasm for: Mother is big on family get-togethers.
22.
big with child. great (def. 23).
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English big(ge) < ?
1250–1300; Middle English big(ge) < ?
Related forms
big·gish, adjective
big·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. huge, immense; bulky, massive; capacious, voluminous; extensive. See great. 4. consequential. 15. overflowing, flooded.
1. huge, immense; bulky, massive; capacious, voluminous; extensive. See great. 4. consequential. 15. overflowing, flooded.
Antonyms
1. little.
1. little.
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Word Origin & History
big
c.1300, northern England dialect, "powerful, strong," of unknown origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian dial. bugge "great man"). O.E. used micel in many of the same senses. Meaning "of great size" is late 14c.; that of "grown up" is attested from 1550s. Sense of "important" is from
EXPAND1570s. Big band as a musical style is from 1926. Slang big head "conceit" is first recorded 1850. Big business is 1905; big house "penitentiary" is U.S. underworld slang first attested 1915 (in London, "a workhouse," 1851). In financial journalism, big ticket items so called from 1956. Big lie is from Hitler's grosse lüge.
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bigger
In addition to the idiom beginning with bigger, also see eyes are bigger than one's stomach.
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