Definition of "giant" in English

noun

1. A mythical human of very great size.

2. (mythology, fantasy) Specifically:

3. A very tall and large person.

4. A tall species of a particular animal or plant.

5. (astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).

6. (computing) An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.

7. A very large organization.

   • The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains.

8. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.

9. (gymnastics) A maneuver involving a full rotation around an axis while fully extended.

adjective

1. Very large.