BIG GAME

Meaning of BIG GAME in English

Function: noun

Date: 1860

1 : relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport

2 : an important objective especially when involving risk

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BIG GAME — noun Date: 1860 relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport, an important objective especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG GAME — noun 1. : the large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing for pleasure rather than profit big game …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG GAME — 1. large wild animals, esp. when hunted for sport. 2. large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG GAME — larger animals hunted for sport (lions, elephants, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG GAME — Date: 1860 1. : relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport 2. : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG GAME — ■ noun large animals hunted for sport.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG GAME — [big game] n (1864) 1: large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing for sport 2: an important objective …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG GAME — noun [ U ] large wild animals that people hunt for sport, for example elephants and lions
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG GAME — ˌbig ˈgame BrE AmE noun [uncountable] large wild animals hunted for sport, such as lions and ↑ elephant s : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG GAME — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG GAME — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as ~. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG GAME — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He says it's a big game for me and the club. ▪ Heupel lost out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG GAME — Synonyms and related words : Animalia, and fish, animal kingdom, animal life, animality, beasts, beasts of field, beasts of prey, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG GAME — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BIG GAME — noun Big game is used before these nouns: ↑ hunting
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BIG GAME — n (sl) пожилой, богатый поклонник молодой женщины (от game дичь)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
BIG GAME — (охота) крупные животные (напр., львы, слоны) (разговорное) важная цель - the district attorney was after *: the leader of the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG GAME — 1. охот. крупные животные ( напр. , львы, слоны ) 2. разг. важная цель the district attorney was after big …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG GAME — крупная дичь, крупный зверь желанная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIG GAME — 1. охот. крупные животные ( напр. , львы, слоны ) 2. разг. важная цель the district attorney was after ~: …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG GAME — 1. охот. крупные животные ( напр. , львы, слоны ) 2. разг. важная цель the district attorney was after big …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG GAME — желанная добыча, крупная дичь, крупный зверь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG GAME — желанная добыча, крупная дичь, крупный зверь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG GAME — 1) крупная дичь, крупный зверь 2) желанная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG GAME — 1) крупная дичь, крупный зверь 2) желанная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG GAME — крупная дичь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BIG GAME — крупная дичь
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BIG GAME — крупная дичь, крупный зверь; _перен. желанная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG GAME — крупная дичь, крупный зверь; перен. желанная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG GAME — крупная дичь, крупный зверь желанная добыча
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BIG GAME — (охота) крупные животные (напр., львы, слоны) (разговорное) важная цель - the district attorney was after *: the leader of the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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