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larry

1

[ lar-ee ]

noun

, plural lar·ries.
  1. a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.


larry

2

[ lar-ee ]

noun

, plural lar·ries.

Larry

3

[ lar-ee ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Lawrence, Laurence.

Larry

/ ˈlærɪ /

noun

  1. happy as Larry or as happy as Larry informal.
    extremely happy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of larry1

First recorded in 1850–55; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of larry1

of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

It requires much more prep and the learning required to use this tech takes timeYes, Larry.

I just knew what Larry was capable of doing in terms of being about to control his body, the way that he released and got into certain positions.

And, it just so happened to be that it was a startup that found me and it was Sergey and Larry, the founders of Google, who wound up renting our house.

This past summer, I was finally running low on the bases, but Larry told me that he had another box of them prepared.

When the siblings were growing up, Larry — who was born 11 months before Michael — was considered a better basketball player and regularly bested Michael in one-on-one games.

Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.

And for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how.

Then, a couple of years later, I learned that Scott [Alexander] and Larry [Karaszewski] had written a script.

Lincoln Davis and John Barrow and Larry Kissell and Travis Childers and on and on it went.

Scholar-activists Larry Lessig and Zephyr Teachout have recently been working to revive it.

Larry was always proud and uppish, and carried his head a foot higher than his neighbours.

Jessie laughed in affected good humour, wondering all the while who Tommy and Larry might be.

From there you went to Larry's, in the Village, where you had a dinner engagement with a man named Lasseroe.

In the first half of the game Sobber's eleven got ten points, while Larry's team got nothing.

The two bobs lined up side by side, and Larry Colby gave the word to go.

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