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adjective

Big adj. (compar. bigger; superl. biggest)

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there."

Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; often figuratively. "(Day) big with the fate of Cato and of Rome."

Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. "God hath not in heaven a bigger argument." Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.

To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. "I talked big to them at first."

Synonyms: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.

Bigger adj. Compar. of Big.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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