What is the meaning of big?

adjective

  • Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
    • usage: "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"
  • Significant.
    • usage: "graduation was a big day in his life"
  • Very intense.
    • usage: "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
  • Loud and firm.
    • usage: "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
  • Conspicuous in position or importance.
    • usage: "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
  • Prodigious.
    • usage: "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"
  • Exhibiting self-importance.
    • usage: "big talk"
  • Feeling self-importance.
    • usage: "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
  • Of animals. ( fully developed)
    • usage: "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
  • Marked by intense physical force.
    • usage: "a big wind"
  • Generous and understanding and tolerant.
    • usage: "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"
  • Given or giving freely.
    • usage: "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"
  • In an advanced stage of pregnancy.
    • usage: "was big with child"; "was great with child"

adverb

  • Extremely well.
    • usage: "his performance went over big"
  • In a boastful manner.
    • usage: "he talked big all evening"
  • On a grand scale.
    • usage: "think big"
  • In a major way.
    • usage: "the play failed big at the box office"
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