"huge" meaning in English

See huge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /hjuːd͡ʒ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-huge.ogg [US] Forms: huge [positive], huger [comparative], hugest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|huge|huger|hugest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is huge it is very big. When you say this, you mean bigger than large, or bigger than what is usually called big. Synonyms: giant, gigantic, enormous
    Sense id: simple-huge-en-adj-m9IM7tm1
  2. If something is huge it is very important or very exciting.
    Sense id: simple-huge-en-adj-5Av-Z2FT Categories (other): Colloquial
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