gross Definition

gross
adj grosser, grossest

1. Total, with no deductions. Opposite of net².

Example: gross weight
2. Very great; flagrant; glaring.

Example: gross negligence
Thesaurus: flagrant, egregious, glaring, grievous, deplorable, bald.
3. derog
Vulgar; coarse.
Thesaurus: rude, coarse, crude, tasteless, indelicate, improper, indecent, obscene, foul, vulgar, lewd, ribald, bawdy, blue; Antonym: delicate.
4. derog
Unattractively fat.
Thesaurus: obese, corpulent, heavy, porcine, hulking, bulky.
5. colloq, derog
Very unpleasant.
6. Dense; lush.

Example: gross vegetation
7. derog
Dull; lacking sensitivity or judgement.
8. Solid; tangible; concrete; not spiritual or abstract.

noun

gross
1. Twelve dozen, 144.
grosses
2. The total amount or weight, without deductions.

Thesaurus: total, aggregate, whole, totality, entirety, bulk, sum.

verb

grossed, grossing
1. To earn (a specified sum) as a gross income or profit, before tax is deducted.

Derivative: grossly
adverb

Derivative: grossness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French gros large or fat.

Phrasal Verb: gross someone out

To disgust or offend them.

Phrasal Verb: gross something up

To convert (a net figure) into a gross one, eg for the purpose of calculating tax.