the Big Apple
Definition of the Big Apple
informal
—used as a name for New York City She moved to the Big Apple after she graduated.
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: of great strength
: of great force
: large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent
: in a loud or declamatory manner
: in a boasting manner
: to a large amount or extent
: an individual or organization of outstanding importance or power
: major league
: a big player : a center or forward whose large size and strength are used to control play near the basket
: the fleshy, usually rounded red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a usually cultivated tree (genus Malus) of the rose family
: an apple tree — compare crab apple
: a fruit (such as a star apple) or other vegetative growth (such as an oak apple) suggestive of an apple
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