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List of meaning for big

of considerable size, extent, or intensity

large, big(adj)

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"

big(adj)

significant

"graduation was a big day in his life"

bad, big(adj)

very intense

"a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

big(adj)

loud and firm

"a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

big, large, prominent(adj)

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"

big(a), heavy(a)(adj)

prodigious

"big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"

boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising(adj)

exhibiting self-importance

"big talk"

big, swelled, vainglorious(adj)

feeling self-importance

"too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup(adj)

(of animals) fully developed

"an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

big(adj)

marked by intense physical force

"a big wind"

big, large, magnanimous(adj)

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"

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded(adj)

given or giving freely

"was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)(adverb)

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

"was big with child"; "was great with child"

big(adverb)

extremely well

"his performance went over big"

boastfully, vauntingly, big, large(adverb)

in a boastful manner

"he talked big all evening"

big(adverb)

on a grand scale

"think big"

big(adverb)

in a major way

"the play failed big at the box office"

having great meaning or lasting effect

there will be a big meeting to resolve the issue

of a size greater than average of its kind

bought a big apple to quench his raging appetite

having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature

how big of you to give your subordinates most of the credit

having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)

inexperienced wine drinkers should not start with such a big wine

coming before all others in importance

the big story that year was the election of the president

enjoying widespread favor or approval

jackets with very wide lapels were big that year

containing unborn young within the body

a mare big with a foal

one of high position or importance within a group

with that new promotion he's now one of the bigs in the company

the highest level of a field of endeavor

a candidate who is running for president is playing in the bigs and cannot afford to make major mistakes

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