Gross Definition
gross
adjective
- before any deductions; "gross income"
- lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
- repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"
- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
noun
- twelve dozen
- the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
verb
- earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
"Gross" in song lyrics
See how gross is used in real songs:
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"You got ta be clean everything not gross"
The Beatnuts — Psycho Dwarf -
"You got ta be clean in between, not gross"
The Beatnuts f/ Nogoodus — Psycho Dwarf II -
"Keep my enemies close , watch what I gross"
Flipmode Squad — Money Talks
Words that rhyme with gross
Usage tips for "gross"
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