Gross

English Meaning

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

1. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.
2. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
3. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.
4. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross” ( Thomas H. Huxley).
5. Offensive; disgusting.
6. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
7. Carnal; sensual.
8. Overweight; corpulent.
9. Dense; profuse.
10. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.
11. The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
12. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.
13. To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.
14. gross out Slang To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set” ( Christian Science Monitor).