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gross    (grs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
gross·er, gross·est

1. 1. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.
   2. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.
2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.
3. 1. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).
   2. Offensive; disgusting.
   3. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:
   4. Carnal; sensual.
4. 1. Overweight; corpulent.
   2. Dense; profuse.
5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.

NOUN:

1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.
2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
grossed, gross·ing, gross·es

To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.

PHRASAL VERB:
gross out Slang

To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" (Christian Science Monitor).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros

OTHER FORMS:
grosser(Noun), grossly(Adverb), grossness(Noun)