bigs

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/bɪɡz/

proper noun

Major League Baseball

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Meanings

bigs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of big

    But he can become just as effective as any of the other bigs passing the ball who get double-teamed.”

    2007 January 2, Howard Beck, “Knicks Resolve to Get More Out of Curry in the New Year”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2022
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    In the Appalachian League, where Cal Ripken once played in Bluefield, W.Va., a ballplayer's chances of making it to the bigs are less than one in six.

    2004 June 23, Michelle Boorstein, “Ballclub^s Pullout Caps Va. Town^s Run of Woes; Struggling Martinsville No Longer Celebrates Its Boys of Summer”, in The Washington Post
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of big

BIGs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of BIG

Bigs3

proper nounthe Bigs
  1. informalMajor League Baseball

Origin

From a shortening of big leagues.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bigs

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Anagrams

gibs
Cite this entry
APA

bigs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigs

MLA

“bigs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bigs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigs.

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