| big | |
| 1. adj. Of great size, large. | |
| Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot. | |
| 2. adj. (of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence. | |
| There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma. | |
| 3. adj. Popular. | |
| That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers. | |
| 4. adj. (informal) Adult. | |
| Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen. | |
| 5. adj. (informal) Fat. | |
| Gosh, she is big! | |
| 6. adj. (informal) Important or significant. | |
| What's so big about that? I do it all the time. | |
| 7. adj. (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about). | |
| I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you. | |
| 8. adj. (indtr, en, of) (informal) 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. | |
| 9. adj. (informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man. | |
| Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty. | |
| 10. adj. (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce. | |
| She was big with child. | |
| 11. adj. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns | |
| You are a big liar. Why are you in such a big hurry? | |
| 12. adj. (of a city) populous | |
| 13. adj. (informal, slang) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely. | |
| Imagine still watching Pokemon at your big age. | |
| 14. adj. topics, en, Size | |
| 15. adv. In a loud manner. | |
| 16. adv. In a boasting manner. | |
| He's always talking big, but he never delivers. | |
| 17. adv. In a large amount or to a large extent. | |
| He won big betting on the croquet championship. | |
| 18. adv. On a large scale, expansively. | |
| You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing. | |
| 19. adv. Hard. | |
| He hit him big and the guy just crumpled. | |
| 20. n. Someone or something that is large in stature | |
| 21. n. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name. | |
| 22. n. (as plural) The big leagues, big time. | |
| 23. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role. | |
| 24. v. To praise, recommend, or promote. | |
| 25. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy | |
| 26. v. (reflexive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself | |
| 27. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion | |
| 28. v. (intransitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling | |
| 29. n. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley. | |
