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whale
noun
a
very
large
sea-dwelling
mammal
that
breathes
air
through
a
blowhole
and
has
a
broad
horizontal
tail
for
swimming
•
From
the
boat
,
we
saw
a
whale
leap
out
of
the
water
before
splashing
back
down
.
From
the
boat
,
we
saw
a
whale
leap
out
of
the
water
before
splashing
back
down
.
•
The
documentary
showed
a
whale
gliding
gracefully
beneath
the
Arctic
ice
.
The
documentary
showed
a
whale
gliding
gracefully
beneath
the
Arctic
ice
.
Old
English
hwæl
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*hwalaz
,
related
to
Old
Norse
hvalr
and
Dutch
walvis
.
verb
-
whale
,
whaling
,
whales
,
whaled
to
hit
,
beat
,
or
strike
something
or
someone
very
hard
and
repeatedly
•
The
carpenter
whaled
the
nail
with
his
hammer
until
it
was
flush
with
the
wood
.
The
carpenter
whaled
the
nail
with
his
hammer
until
it
was
flush
with
the
wood
.
•
During
the
snowball
fight
,
the
kids
whaled
each
other
with
playful
throws
.
During
the
snowball
fight
,
the
kids
whaled
each
other
with
playful
throws
.
Probably
from
earlier
sense
‘
move
forcefully
’
influenced
by
Norse
hvelta
‘
to
overturn
’.
noun
a
person
who
spends
extremely
large
amounts
of
money
,
especially
in
casinos
or
mobile
games
•
The
casino
staff
treated
him
like
royalty
because
he
was
a
known
whale
.
The
casino
staff
treated
him
like
royalty
because
he
was
a
known
whale
.
•
Mobile
game
developers
focus
on
attracting
whales
who
buy
many
in-app
items
.
Mobile
game
developers
focus
on
attracting
whales
who
buy
many
in-app
items
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
the
huge
size
of
the
animal
,
first
used
in
Las
Vegas
casinos
in
the
late
20th
century
.
