go large

verb

To have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.

“Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000 film)”

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Meanings

verbgo large (third-person singular simple present goes large, present participle going large, simple past went large, past participle gone large)

present singular third person goes large · participle present going large · past went large · participle past gone large

  1. nauticalTo have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.
  2. slangTo enjoy oneself to the maximum.

    Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000 film)

    1 more example

    An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit/Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit

    1890, Rudyard Kipling, Tommy
  3. To supersize a portion of food or drink.

    That's one Big Mac and a milkshake: would you like to go large for just 40 cents?

Cite this entry
APA

go large. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20large

MLA

“go large.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20large. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go large,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20large.

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