Definition of "tall"

tall

/tɔːl/

adjective
comparative taller, superlative tallest
1. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
  Quotations
  Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, […] , and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.
  1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
2. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
3. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
  Quotations
  "That's tall talk.""Not an inch taller than the truth."
  1870, The Cornhill Magazine, volume 21, page 9
4. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).
5. (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
6. (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
7. (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
8. (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
noun
plural talls
1. (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
  Quotations
  But in the second generation of hybrids (from seed of the first) talls and dwarfs were both present, and in the proportion of twelve talls to four dwarfs.
  1912, George Francis Atkinson, Botany for High Schools, Henry Holt and Company
  The industries that best accommodate talls are those that have faced personal injury lawsuits.
  2009, Arianne Cohen, The Tall Book: A Celebration of Life from on High, page 197
  Fremantle remains unsure about the status a pair of key talls ahead of a defining clash with Adelaide at Optus Stadium.
  2018 June 5, Chris Robinson, “Fremantle Dockers defender Alex Pearce faces fitness test on injured ankle”, in The West Australian‎
2. A clothing size for taller people.
3. A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.

Definition of "tall"

tall

adjective

Quotations

Quotations

noun

Quotations