big

IPA: bˈɪg

noun

  • An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
  • (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
  • (university slang) A initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
  • (BDSM, ABDL) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
  • One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
  • A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.

verb

  • (transitive, archaic, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To inhabit; occupy.
  • (reflexive, archaic, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To locate oneself.
  • (transitive, archaic, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To build; erect; fashion.
  • (intransitive, archaic, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To dwell; have a dwelling.

adjective

  • Of great size, large.
  • (informal) Fat.
  • (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
  • (informal) Well-endowed; with a desired body part notably large.
  • Specifically, big-breasted.
  • Having a large penis.
  • Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
  • (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
  • (informal, slang, rare, of somebody's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
  • (informal, transitive with of) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
  • (informal) Important or significant.
  • Popular.
  • (of a city) Populous.
  • (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
  • (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein, often capitalized) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
  • (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).

adverb

  • In a loud manner.
  • In a boasting manner.
  • In a large amount or to a large extent.
  • On a large scale, expansively.
  • Hard.
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Examples of "big" in Sentences

  • How big is the tarn
  • The skeletal of dinosaurs is big.
  • The big school had a large student body.
  • Big Star is the naive cousin of The Big Time.
  • The large gap of the rich and the poor is a big social problem.
  • The county is largely covered by the dense forest of the Big Thicket.
  • The movie was a big hit and made Dada's simpleton image a huge success.
  • These are big paintings, confirming the greatness of the school of Leys.
  • The viola largely disappeared from pop music at the start of the big band era.
  • I think someone needed to point out the great big hulking elephant in the room.

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