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big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ
1. big (in build):
big (tall)
big (strong)
big (heavy)
to get big(ger) (taller)
to get big(ger) (fatter)
2. big (in size):
big bed, room, building, garden, lake, town
big animal, car, boat, parcel, box
a big book (thick)
a big book (large)
to have big hands, big feet
in big letters fig
3. big (in age):
big
the big boys
4. big (in extent):
big family, crowd, class, party
big collection, organization, company
big meal
to be a big eater
5. big (important):
big problem, change
big question, decision
big moment, event
6. big (emphatic):
you big baby!
big bully!
a big thank you to
to do sth in a big way
7. big Am (enthusiastic) inf:
to be big on activity
8. big (generous):
big person
that's big of you! iron
9. big POL:
to be or go over big inf
andare forte (in in)
to have a big head pej
to have big ideas, think big inf
to look big Am pej
to make it big inf
to talk big inf
big screen [ˌbɪɡˈskriːn] N (cinema)
big screen
big bug [bɪɡˈbʌɡ] N inf
big bug → big shot
big shot [Am ˈbɪɡ ˌʃɑt] N inf
big shot
big-headed [Brit bɪɡˈhɛdɪd, Am ˈbɪɡˌhɛdəd] ADJ inf, pej
big-headed
big dipper [Brit] N
1. big dipper (at funfair):
big dipper
2. big dipper Am ASTRON:
big money [ˌbɪɡˈmʌnɪ] N
to make big money inf
big fish [ˌbɪɡˈfɪʃ] N fig, inf
big fish
to be a big fish in a small pond Brit , to be a big fish in a small sea Am
big top [Brit, Am ˌbɪɡ ˈtɑp] N
big top (tent)
big top (circus) fig
big business [Brit, Am ˈˌbɪɡ ˈbɪznɪs] N
1. big business U:
Phrases:
big cheese [bɪɡˈtʃiːz] N inf, pej
big cheese → big shot
big shot [Am ˈbɪɡ ˌʃɑt] N inf
big shot
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Italian
Italian
big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ
1. big (in size, amount):
big
a big book
a big house
to be a big spender inf
big words inf
2. big (older):
big
big boy/girl
3. big (significant):
big
a big day inf
4. big (on a large scale):
big
Phrases:
to have a big mouth inf
to make it big inf
to think big
big business N
big toe N
big toe
big shot N inf
big shot
big game N
big game
big top N
big top
Big Ben Info
Big Apple N
Big Easy N
Italian
Italian
English
English
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Other symptoms included an extra big toe and an extra thumb (6).
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He had a big toe amputated due to an infection cause by a piece of glass.
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It is on the side of the big toe and is helpful for giving spin and chipping.
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He injured his foot during the game as he broke two sesamoid bones in his big toe.
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Patients with a condition called hallux rigidis, or arthritis of the big toe, have pain and stiffness in the big toe.
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