big game

¹

[big geym]

noun

1. large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport.

   Expensive vacation packages to hunt big game like leopards or elephants in Africa are marketed almost exclusively to wealthy foreign tourists.

2. large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers.

   Participants in the sport fishing tournament regularly return to shore with big game exceeding 200 pounds.

3. a major objective, especially one that involves risk.

   The merger shows their commitment to the big game, in a market where half measures just won’t pay off.

Big Game

²

[big geym]

noun

Football.

1. Usually the Big Game an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game.

   The best time to buy a new television is in late January, during sales promotions for the Big Game.

big game

noun

1. large animals that are hunted or fished for sport

2. informal,  the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking

Word History and Origins

Origin of big game¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

But instead of taking momentum into those two big games against the tournament favourites, they have been jolted by a shuddering wake-up call.

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Edison needs a big game from quarterback Sam Thomson, who has nine touchdown passes with one interception.

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“J’Onre has played a lot of football. He’s played in a lot of big games,” Riley said.

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More than 100,000 fans filled Beaver Stadium for a “White Out”—the dress code the Nittany Lions reserve for only the biggest of big games.

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I'm keen to see if the Broncos can sustain this form because I feel like that's going to be the next big game that will show if they really can be contenders.

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