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whale

/weɪl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.
  2. Something, or someone, that is very large.
  3. Something, or someone, that is excellent.
  4. In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
  5. An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
  6. (by extension) A video game player who spends large amounts of money on premium content.
  7. To hunt for whales.
  8. To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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