exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.-abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.-full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.-having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.-free; unembarrassed.-unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.-prodigal in expending; lavish.-crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.-freely; licentiously.-a musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.