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▸ noun: (by extension) Any species of Cetacea.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
▸ noun: (figuratively, as "whale of a ___") Something, or someone, that is excellent.
▸ noun: (gambling, figuratively) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
▸ noun: (finance, figuratively, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
▸ noun: (marketing, figuratively) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
▸ noun: (figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) An overweight person (usually a woman)
▸ verb: (intransitive) To hunt for whales.
▸ verb: (slang, transitive) To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: A hamlet in Lowther parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5221).
Similar:
hulk,
giant,
heavyweight,
cetacean,
white whale,
cetacea,
toothed whale,
cetology,
cetotheriid,
porpoise,
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Types:
sperm whale,
killer whale,
beluga whale,
humpback whale,
blue whale,
fin whale,
narwhal,
bowhead whale,
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