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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  \big
       
           Prefix of several LaTeX commands implying a larger
          symbol.  See the command without "big".  Often used to convert
          a dyadic operator into a function which operates on a set.
          E.g. \sqcup, \bigsqcup.
       
          (1995-02-03)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth
        or produce; -- often figuratively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,
           big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I talked big to them at first.        --De Foe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg,
     Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)
     Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           ``Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now
           with bigg.''                             --New English
                                                    Dict.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to
     inhabit, to build, b?a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make
     ready. See Boor, and Bound.]
     To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] --Sir W. Scott.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  BIG
       Bionet Intelligent Gateway (BioData)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to
     inhabit, to build, b?a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make
     ready. See Boor, and Bound.]
     To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Big \Big\, 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.
  
     2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth
        or produce; -- often figuratively.
  
              [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     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.
  
              God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     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.        --De Foe.
  
     Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg,
     Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)
     Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
  
           ``Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now
           with bigg.''                             --New English
                                                    Dict.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Αγγλικά a.
     μεγάλος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Dutch n.
     piglet, little pig
     Irish a.
     {inflection+of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb+ga+archaic)|dat|f|s" rel="nofollow">{inflection of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb ga archaic)|dat|f|s
     Romagnol n.
     important person
     Torres Strait Creole a.
     #English
     Western Apache n.
     belly, stomach, abdomen

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  BIG
     n.
     A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit
  intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
     phr.
     (lb en business) (abbreviation of en business is a game)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     a.
     Of great size, large.
     adv.
     1 In a loud manner.
     2 In a boasting manner.
     3 In a large amount or to a large extent.
     4 On a large scale, expansively.
     5 Hard.
     n.
     1 An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
     2 (lb en in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
     3 (lb en university slang) A initiated member of a sorority who acts
  as a mentor to a new member (the little).
     4 (lb en BDSM) (l en The participant in ageplay who acts out the
  older role.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive archaic UK dialectal Northern England Scotland)
  To inhabit; occupy.
     2 (lb en reflexive archaic UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To
  locate oneself.
     3 (lb en transitive archaic UK dialectal Northern England Scotland)
  To build; erect; fashion.
     4 (lb en intransitive archaic UK dialectal Northern England Scotland)
  To dwell; have a dwelling.
     alt.
     One or more kinds of barley, especially (vern: six-rowed barley).
     n.
     One or more kinds of barley, especially (vern: six-rowed barley).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  BIG
     n.
     A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit
  intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
     phr.
     (lb en business) (abbreviation of en business is a game)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Dutch n.
     piglet, little pig
     Irish a.
     {inflection+of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb+ga+archaic)|dat|f|s" rel="nofollow">{inflection of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb ga archaic)|dat|f|s
     Welsh n.
     (soft mutation of cy pig)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  BIG
     n.
     A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit
  intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
     phr.
     (lb en business) (abbreviation of en business is a game)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Dutch n.
     piglet, little pig
     Irish a.
     {inflection+of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb+ga+archaic)|dat|f|s" rel="nofollow">{inflection of|ga|beag||voc//gen|m|s|;|(lb ga archaic)|dat|f|s
     Welsh n.
     (soft mutation of cy pig)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  BIG
     n.
     A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit
  intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
     phr.
     (lb en business) (abbreviation of en business is a game)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Ruotsi n.
     nuuttaus, taiveura

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  big
     Lågskotska vb.
     bygga

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  big /bˈɪɡ/
  groot

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Big /bˈɪɡ/
  كبير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  big //bɪɡ// 
  1. въ́зрастен, голя́м, пора́снал
  adult
  2. голя́м, голям
  of a great size