goliath

«goliath» in Mova's school dictionary: Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior whom the young… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Goliath); noun (a goliath — something huge)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior whom the young shepherd David killed with a stone from his sling. tree →

2) A goliath is a very big, strong person, company or thing, often one that is beaten by a smaller one. tree →

sense in the lessons

"David and Goliath" teaches that courage and faith can beat size and strength. Sports reporters say "a David and Goliath match" when a tiny team plays a famous one. In science, the Goliath beetle and Goliath frog are among the biggest of their kind. Phrases: David and Goliath, a goliath of a company.

examples

• Goliath was over nine feet tall and wore heavy armour. tree →
• David slung a stone, and Goliath fell to the ground. tree →
• Our village team against the champions was a real David and Goliath game. tree →
• The Goliath beetle is one of the heaviest insects. tree →
• The little shop stood up to the supermarket goliath. tree →
• Everyone was afraid of Goliath except David. tree →
• Certainly a Goliath like you could creep in with ease, and throw out the coins to us." tree →

note

Capital G for the giant; small g in the general sense is possible but rare. Sometimes "nine feet" is said as about three metres. The story's lesson is that the underdog can win.

In the corpora

• Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior who challenged Israel's army to send one man to fight him, and everyone was afraid.
• And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goliath» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.