BIG, adjective 1. Bulky; protuberant; pregnant, applied to females. big in the sense of pregnant, is followed by with; as, big with child. The use of of, big of child, is not good English. 2. Great; large; in a more general sense; applied to any body or object. 3. Full; fraught, and about to have vent, or be brought forth. The important day, big with the fate of Rome. 4. Distended; full, as with grief or passion. Thy heart is big get thee apart and weep. 5. Swelled; tumid; inflated, as with pride; hence, haughty in air or mien, or indicating haughtiness; proud; as big looks; big words; to look big 6. Great in spirit; lofty; brave. Have not I a heart as big as thine? BIG, noun A kind of barley.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI