Big vs. Brawny — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Big and Brawny
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Big
Of considerable size or extent
Big staff cuts
Big buildings
Her big hazel eyes
Brawny
Strong and muscular.
Big
Of considerable importance or seriousness
It's a big decision
His biggest problem is money
He made a big mistake
Brawny
Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
Big
Generous
‘I'm inclined to take pity on you.’ ‘That's big of you!’
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Brawny
Calloused; hardened.
Big
Praise or recommend something highly
The record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up
Brawny
Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.
Big
The major league in a professional sport
The day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in
Brawny
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful;
A hefty athlete
A muscular boxer
Powerful arms
Big
Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.
Big
Having great strength or force
A big wind.
In a big rage.
Big
Of great significance; momentous
A big decision.
A big victory.
Big
Mature or grown-up
Big enough to take the bus by herself.
Big
Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling
My big brother is leaving for college next week.
Big
Filled up; brimming over
Felt big with love.
Big
Bountiful; generous
Had a big heart.
Big
Pregnant
Big with child.
Big
Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence
A big official.
A big chief.
Big
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent
A big figure in the peace movement.
Big
Loud and firm; resounding
A big voice.
Big
(Informal) Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular
"The Minneapolis indie-rock band was big in the blogosphere, beloved by hipsters, and unknown to pretty much everyone else" (Robert Levine).
Big
(Informal) Self-important; cocky
You're too big for your own good.
Big
In a pretentious or boastful way
Talked big about the new job.
Big
With considerable success
Made it big with their recent best-selling album.
Big
In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically
Failed big at the box office.
Big
Of great size, large.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
Big
(informal) Fat.
Gosh, she is big!
Big
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
She was big with child.
Big
(informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.
Big
(informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.
She did it all on her own like a big girl.
Big
Old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
Big
.informal Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
That's very big of you; thank you!
I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
Big
(informal) Important or significant.
What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
Big
Popular.
That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
Big
(of a city) Populous.
Big
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
You are a big liar.
Why are you in such a big hurry?
Big
Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.
Big money
Big Tech, Big Steel (large or influential tech or steel companies)
Big Science (science performed by large terms, of large scope, with government or corporate funding)
Big
Enthusiastic (about).
I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
Big
In a loud manner.
Big
In a boasting manner.
He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
Big
In a large amount or to a large extent.
He won big betting on the croquet championship.
Big
On a large scale, expansively.
You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
Big
Hard.
He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
Big
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
Big
(in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
Big
(university slang) A initiated member of a sorority who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
Big
(BDSM) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
Big
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
Big
To inhabit; occupy.
Big
To locate oneself.
Big
To build; erect; fashion.
Big
To dwell; have a dwelling.
Big
Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
Big
Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; - often figuratively.
[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
Big
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.
God hath not in heaven a bigger argument.
I talked big to them at first.
Big
Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
"Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg."
Big
To build.
Big
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent;
A large city
Set out for the big city
A large sum
A big (or large) barn
A large family
Big businesses
A big expenditure
A large number of newspapers
A big group of scientists
Large areas of the world
Big
Significant;
Graduation was a big day in his life
Big
Of very great significance;
Deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision
A momentous event
Big
Conspicuous in position or importance;
A big figure in the movement
Big man on campus
He's very large in financial circles
A prominent citizen
Big
Very intense;
A bad headache
In a big rage
Had a big (or bad) shock
A bad earthquake
A bad storm
Big
Loud and firm;
A big voice
Big bold piano sounds
Big
Prodigious;
Big spender
Big eater
Heavy investor
Big
(of animals) fully developed;
An adult animal
A grown woman
Big
Marked by intense physical force;
A big wind
Big
Feeling self-importance;
Too big for his britches
Had a swelled head
He was swelled with pride
Big
Older brother or sister;
Big sister
Big
Exhibiting self-importance;
Big talk
Big
Generous and understanding and tolerant;
A heart big enough to hold no grudges
That's very big of you to be so forgiving
A large and generous spirit
A large heart
Magnanimous toward his enemies
Big
Given or giving freely;
Was a big tipper
The bounteous goodness of God
Bountiful compliments
A freehanded host
A handsome allowance
Saturday's child is loving and giving
A liberal backer of the arts
A munificent gift
Her fond and openhanded grandfather
Big
In an advanced stage of pregnancy;
Was big with child
Was great with child
Big
Extremely well;
His performance went over big
Big
In a boastful manner;
He talked big all evening
Big
On a grand scale;
Think big
Big
In a major way;
The play failed big at the box office
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