big
/bɪɡ/ adjective A1- Of great size, large. · Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
- Fat. · Gosh, she is big!
- Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce. · She was big with child.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- Having a large penis. · I'm the shortest man on the team but in the gym shower everyone can see that I'm also the biggest.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles. · I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.
- Adult; (of a child) older. · Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.· We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.
- Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. · That's very big of you; thank you!· I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
Comparative bigger · Superlative biggest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“‘I think I’ll make the other a little bigger,’” said the farmer.
The houses of the Munchkins were odd-looking dwellings, for each was round, with a big dome for a roof.
Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing, while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good things to eat.
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
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