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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Big \Big\ (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.]
     [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant,
     with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly,
     Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent,
     excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build,
     akin to E. be.]


     1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of
        great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." --Shak.
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     2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth
        or produce; -- often figuratively.
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              [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. 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.
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              God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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     Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,
           big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.
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     {To talk big}, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.
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              I talked big to them at first.        --De Foe.
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     Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bigger \Big"ger\, a.,
     compar. of {Big}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  big
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {large}] [ant: {small}, {small}]
       2: significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
       3: of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb
          was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" [syn: {momentous}]
       4: 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" [syn: {large}, {prominent}]
       5: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big
          (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: {bad}]
       6: loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
       7: prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"
          [syn: {big(a)}, {heavy(a)}]
       8: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
          woman" [syn: {adult}, {full-grown}, {fully grown}, {grown},
           {grownup}]
       9: marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
       10: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a
           swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {swelled},
            {vainglorious}]
       11: older brother or sister; "big sister" [syn: {big(a)}, {elder},
            {older}] [ant: {little(a)}]
       12: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful}, {braggart(a)},
            {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing},
            {self-aggrandising}]
       13: 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" [syn: {large}, {magnanimous}]
       14: 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"
           [syn: {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded},
            {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]
       15: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
           "was great with child" [syn: {big(p)}, {enceinte}, {expectant},
            {gravid}, {great(p)}, {large(p)}, {heavy(p)}, {with
           child(p)}]
       adv 1: extremely well; "his performance went over big"
       2: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: {boastfully},
           {vauntingly}, {large}]
       3: on a grand scale; "think big" [ant: {small}]
       4: in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"
       [also: {biggest}, {bigger}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bigger
       adj : large or big relative to something else [syn: {larger}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bigger
       See {big}

















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