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gross

  [grohs] adjective, -er, -est, noun, plural gross for 11, gross⋅es for 12, 13; verb
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–adjective
1. without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net ): gross earnings; gross sales.
2. unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel.
3. flagrant and extreme: gross injustice.
4. indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks.
5. lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.
6. large, big, or bulky.
7. extremely or excessively fat.
8. thick; dense; heavy: gross vegetation.
9. of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.
10. Slang. extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting: He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.
–noun
11. a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
12. total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net ).
13. Obsolete. the main body, bulk, or mass.
–verb (used with object)
14. to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.: The company grossed over three million dollars last year.
—Verb phrase
15. gross out, Slang.
a. to disgust or offend, esp. by crude language or behavior.
b. to shock or horrify.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF gros large (as n., grosse twelve dozen) < LL gross(us) thick, coarse

Related forms:
grossly, adverb
grossness, noun

Synonyms:
3. shameful, outrageous, heinous, grievous. See flagrant. 4. low, animal, sensual, broad. 6. massive, great.

Antonyms:
4. decent. 6. delicate, small.

Gross

  [grohs]
–noun
Chaim [khahym] , 1904–1991, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.
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gross   (grōs)   
adj.   gross·er, gross·est
    1. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.
    2. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
    3. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).
    4. Offensive; disgusting.
    5. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
    6. Carnal; sensual.
    7. Overweight; corpulent.
    8. Dense; profuse.
  2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.
    1. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).
    2. Offensive; disgusting.
    3. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
    4. Carnal; sensual.
    5. Overweight; corpulent.
    6. Dense; profuse.
    1. Overweight; corpulent.
    2. Dense; profuse.
  5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.
n.  
  1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
  2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.
tr.v.   grossed, gross·ing, gross·es
To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.
Phrasal Verb(s):
gross out Slang To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" (Christian Science Monitor).

[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.]
gross'er n., gross'ly adv., gross'ness n.
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Gross

Gross\, a. [Compar. Grosser; superl. Grossest.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. Engross, Grocer, Grogram.]

1. Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large. "A gross fat man." --Shak.

A gross body of horse under the Duke. --Milton.

2. Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate.

3. Not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.

Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear. --Milton.

4. Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure.

The terms which are delicate in one age become gross in the next. --Macaulay.

5. Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium.

6. Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.

7. Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net.

Gross adventure (Law) the loan of money upon bottomry, i. e., on a mortgage of a ship.

Gross average (Law), that kind of average which falls upon the gross or entire amount of ship, cargo, and freight; -- commonly called general average. --Bouvier. --Burrill.

Gross receipts, the total of the receipts, before they are diminished by any deduction, as for expenses; -- distinguished from net profits. --Abbott.

Gross weight the total weight of merchandise or goods, without deduction for tare, tret, or waste; -- distinguished from neat, or net, weight.

Gross

Gross\, n. [F. gros (in sense 1), grosse (in sense 2). See Gross, a.]

1. The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. "The gross of the enemy." --Addison.

For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. --Burke.

2. sing. & pl. The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.

Advowson in gross (Law), an advowson belonging to a person, and not to a manor.

A great gross, twelve gross; one hundred and forty-four dozen.

By the gross, by the quantity; at wholesale.

Common in gross. (Law) See under Common, n.

In the gross, In gross, in the bulk, or the undivided whole; all parts taken together.
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Language Translation for : gross
Spanish: flagrante, grande, craso,
German: grob,
Japanese: ひどい
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gross

Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

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gross  (adj.)
c.1347, from O.Fr. gros "big, thick, coarse," from L.L. grossus "thick, coarse (of food or mind)," of obscure origin, not in classical L. Said to be unrelated to L. crassus, which meant the same thing, or to Ger. gross "large," but said to be cognate with O.Ir. bres, M.Ir. bras "big." Its meaning forked in M.E., to "glaring, flagrant, monstrous" on the one hand and "entire, total, whole" on the other. Meaning "disgusting" is first recorded 1958 in U.S. student slang, from earlier use as an intensifier of unpleasant things (gross stupidity, etc.). Noun sense of "a dozen dozen" is from O.Fr. grosse douzaine "large dozen;" sense of "total profit" (opposed to net) is from 1523. Gross national product first recorded 1947.
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Main Entry: gross
Pronunciation: 'grOs
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, immediately obvious, from Middle French gros thick, coarse, from Latin grossus
1 : flagrant or extreme esp. in badness or offensiveness : of very blameworthy character gross violation of the rules of ethics> gross abuse of trust>
2 : consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions <gross annual earnings> —compare NET —gross·ly adverb —gross·ness noun

Main Entry: gross
Function: noun
: overall total exclusive of deductions—in gross 1 : as a lump sum —see also lump sum alimony at ALIMONY
2 : independently existing, belonging to a person, and not attached to land —see also easement in gross at EASEMENT

Main Entry: gross
Function: transitive verb
: to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: gross
Pronunciation: 'grOs
Function: adjective
1 a : glaringly or flagrantly obvious b : visible without the aid of amicroscope : MACROSCOPIC <gross lesions> —compare OCCULT
2 : growing or spreading with excessive or abnormal luxuriance
3 : of, relating to,or dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions gross behavior of the sexually responding animal —A. C. Kinsey> —gross·ly adverb
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Gross (grōs), Samuel David. 1805-1884.

American surgeon and educator who wrote widely influential medical treatises, including A System of Surgery (1859).

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