whale

/weษชl/

IPA: /W EY1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.

  2. 2

    Something, or someone, that is very large.

  3. 3

    Something, or someone, that is excellent.

  4. 4

    In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.

  5. 5

    An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.

  6. 6

    (by extension) A video game player who spends large amounts of money on premium content.

verb
  1. 1

    To hunt for whales.

verb
  1. 1

    To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whale