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go large

go large verb: to have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.

Verb

go large (third-person singular simple present goes large, present participle going large, simple past went large, past participle gone large)

  1. To have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.
  2. (slang) To enjoy oneself to the maximum.
    • Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000 film)
    • An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit/Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit1890, Rudyard Kipling, Tommy
  3. To supersize a portion of food or drink.
    • That's one Big Mac and a milkshake: would you like to go large for just 40 cents?

Forms of go large

third-person singular presentgoes large
present participlegoing large
pastwent large
past participlegone large

Questions about go large

What does go large mean?
Go large means to have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.
What part of speech is go large?
Go large is a verb.
What is the past tense of go large?
The past tense of go large is went large.

Words near go large in the dictionary

  1. go jump in the lake
  2. go jump off a bridge
  3. go jump off a building
  4. go jump off a cliff
  5. go kaflooey
  6. go large
  7. go left
  8. go like a dream
  9. go long
  10. go mad
  11. go mental

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