1st_ Height , vertical size . 2nd_ It is said of what is higher on a terrain or any base surface. With great stature. Opulent, noble or dignified. 3rd_ In what has a course or course, it is said what is in its beginnings; geography is used for the birth of rivers, in history for the beginning of ages, . . . 4th_ As an idiom it is used before a noun to indicate that it is large, shocking, of quality, in the extreme. 5th_ Braking, stopping, stopping a trip.