The noun great has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. great -- (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music")
Overview of adj great
The adj great has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (123) great -- (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay")
2. (39) great, outstanding -- (of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey")
3. (18) great -- (remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome")
4. (7) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- (very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
5. capital, great, majuscule -- (uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script")
6. avid, great, eager, zealous -- (marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver")
7. big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child -- (in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child")