Phrase guide

big game

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

Synonym of Super Bowl (“the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, euphemistic

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Super Bowl

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any large animal(s) hunted for sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

large animals that are hunted for sport

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: game

History

Etymology

From big + game, since it is the most prominent sports match.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: caça major — large animals hunted for sport
  • Finnish: suurriista — large animals hunted for sport
  • Galician: caza maior — large animals hunted for sport
  • Portuguese: caça grossa — large animals hunted for sport
  • Portuguese: pesca grossa — large animals hunted for sport
  • Swedish: storvilt — large animals hunted for sport