TALL meaning: 1. of more than average height, or of a particular height: 2. of more than average height, or of a…. Learn more.

Definition of tall adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define tall. tall synonyms, tall pronunciation, tall translation, English dictionary definition of tall. adj. tall er , tall est 1. a. Having greater than ordinary height: a tall woman. b. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty: tall...

tall (comparative taller, superlative tallest) (literal) Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (' having a bottom that is far down' ).) (of a person or two-footed creature) Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.) antonym ...

tall (tôl), adj., -er, -est, adv. — adj. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order. extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale. high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one ...

Tall describes that which is slim in proportion to its height, as a mast, a pine or other tree, a steeple, a person, possibly a cliff: tall houses may be found in some parts of the world; a tall cloud would be of small width and great comparative height.