big game

[ big-geym ]

/ ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun

large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport: Expensive vacation packages to hunt big game like leopards or elephants in Africa are marketed almost exclusively to wealthy foreign tourists.

large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers: Participants in the sport fishing tournament regularly return to shore with big game exceeding 200 pounds.

a major objective, especially one that involves risk: The merger shows their commitment to the big game, in a market where half measures just won’t pay off.

Origin of big game

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby big game

big fish, big fish in a small pond, Big Five, bigfoot, bigg, big game, bigger, biggie, biggin, bigging, biggish

Definition for big game (2 of 2)

Big Game

[ big-geym ]

/ ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun Football.

Usually the Big Game [thuh-big-geym] /ðə ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm/ . an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game: The best time to buy a new television is in late January, during sales promotions for the Big Game.

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Example sentences from the Web for big game

But he fell out of favour when it was revealed he had been on a big-game hunting safari.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia Kiss As They Formally Take Power In Spain|Tom Sykes|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the last two hundred yards is the essence of big-game stalking.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
"A big-game arrow of the cannibal Mayorunas," said Lourenço.
The Pathless Trail|Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
Anderson found the head of the family in bed, surrounded by novels, and a dozen books on big-game shooting in the Rockies.
Lady Merton, Colonist|Mrs. Humphry Ward

He found it even more amusing than making love and a vast deal more exciting than big-game hunting.
Aladdin of London|Sir Max Pemberton
There was a big-game hunter who had used most of the Continent, quite carried away by this sport.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for big game

big game

noun

large animals that are hunted or fished for sport

informal the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking

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单词	big game
释义	big game [ big-geym ] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm / noun large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport: Expensive vacation packages to hunt big game like leopards or elephants in Africa are marketed almost exclusively to wealthy foreign tourists. large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers: Participants in the sport fishing tournament regularly return to shore with big game exceeding 200 pounds. a major objective, especially one that involves risk: The merger shows their commitment to the big game, in a market where half measures just won’t pay off. Origin of big game First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby big game big fish, big fish in a small pond, Big Five, bigfoot, bigg, big game, bigger, biggie, biggin, bigging, biggish Definition for big game (2 of 2) Big Game [ big-geym ] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm / noun Football. Usually the Big Game [thuh-big-geym] /ðə ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm/ . an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game: The best time to buy a new television is in late January, during sales promotions for the Big Game. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for big game But he fell out of favour when it was revealed he had been on a big-game hunting safari. King Felipe and Queen Letizia Kiss As They Formally Take Power In Spain\|Tom Sykes\|June 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the last two hundred yards is the essence of big-game stalking. The Killer\|Stewart Edward White "A big-game arrow of the cannibal Mayorunas," said Lourenço. The Pathless Trail\|Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel Anderson found the head of the family in bed, surrounded by novels, and a dozen books on big-game shooting in the Rockies. Lady Merton, Colonist\|Mrs. Humphry Ward He found it even more amusing than making love and a vast deal more exciting than big-game hunting. Aladdin of London\|Sir Max Pemberton There was a big-game hunter who had used most of the Continent, quite carried away by this sport. Letters of Travel (1892-1913)\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for big game big game noun large animals that are hunted or fished for sport informal the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to big game continuation, survival, reality, world, presence, continuance, perseverance, individuality, being, subsistence, endurance, entity, breath, permanence, animation, essence, duration, actuality, journey, rat race
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big game

noun

Origin of big game

Words nearby big game

Definition for big game (2 of 2)

noun Football.

Example sentences from the Web for big game

British Dictionary definitions for big game

noun

Words related to big game