BIG GAME

Meaning of BIG GAME in English

noun Date: 1860 relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport, an important objective especially when involving risk

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

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 — Function: noun Date: 1860 1 : relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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

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