26984 words

lion

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and southern Asia:

Examples:

a pride (= group) of lions
2
someone who is important, successful, or powerful:

Examples:

a literary lion
3
a large, strong animal of the cat family from Africa and Asia which has yellow-brown fur, the male having a large mane (= long neck fur)
4
the largest part of something:

Examples:

Basic womenswear categories now constitute the lion's share of clothing industry sales.
get/take/receive the lion's share The company gets the lion's share of its profits from personal computer sales.

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