| big | (b<icr/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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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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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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