meaning of gross

[nona m.]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #18 "Cat and mouse", question 4

But the cat was too gross for the jar and tried to get out of the jar turning this way and that.

(a) gross
(b) tried
(c) get out

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #18 "Cat and mouse", answer 4

But the cat was too big for the jar and tried to get out of the jar turning this way and that.

Correct entry: big
The error was: (a) gross
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what is-gross?

nona m.

[Conchita]

Gross:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=gross