gross
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
grosser;
grossest
grosser;
grossest
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
[also more gross; most gross]
1
always used before a noun
:
very obvious or noticeable
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There is a gross [=glaring] error in the text.
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They have suffered a gross injustice.
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That's a gross exaggeration.
2
a
:
rude or offensive
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gross [=vulgar, coarse] language
b
informal
:
very disgusting
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That soup looks gross.
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She has a gross habit of chewing on the ends of her hair.
3
always used before a noun
:
including everything
— used especially to describe a total amount of money that exists before anything (such as taxes or expenses) is taken away
—
compare 3net
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What was the gross [=total] weight of the shipment?
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the company's gross annual profits
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Their gross earnings were $50,000.
4
:
very big or fat
-
a gross man with an enormous belly
— grossly
adverb-
His story was grossly inaccurate.
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She is grossly overweight.
— grossness
noun [noncount]-
the grossness of his language
2
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
adverb
2
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
— used to describe a total amount of money that exists before anything (such as taxes or expenses) is taken away
-
They earned $50,000, gross.
3
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
verb
grosses;
grossed;
grossing
3
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
verb
grosses;
grossed;
grossing
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
gross out
[phrasal verb]
gross (someone) out
also
gross out (someone)
chiefly US, informal
:
to cause (someone) to feel disgusted
—
see also gross-out
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He's always grossing me out by playing with his food.
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I was really grossed out by all the blood and guts in the movie.
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compare 4gross
4
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
verb
grosses;
grossed;
grossing
4
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
verb
grosses;
grossed;
grossing
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
[+ object]
:
to earn (an amount of money) before taxes, expenses, etc., are taken away
—
compare 4net
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They grossed $50,000 before taxes.
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compare 3gross
5
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
noun
plural
grosses
5
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
noun
plural
grosses
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
[count]
:
the amount of money earned before taxes, expenses, etc., are taken away
—
compare 5net
-
They give five percent of their gross to charity every year.
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compare 6gross
6
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
noun
plural
gross
6
gross
/ˈgroʊs/
noun
plural
gross
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROSS
[count]
:
a group of 144 things
:
12 dozen
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a gross of pencils
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selling pencils by the gross
—
compare 5gross
