tall

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Having greater than ordinary height: a tall woman.
2. adj. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty: tall trees.
3. adj. Having a specified height: a plant three feet tall.
4. adj. Informal Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful: tall tales of heroic exploits.
5. adj. Impressively great or difficult: a tall order to fill.
6. adj. Archaic Excellent; fine.
7. adv. With proud bearing; straight: stand tall.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Seemly; suitable; fitting; becoming; comely.
2. Obsequious; obedient.
3. Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
4. Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
5. High in proportion to breadth or diameter; lofty; having a relatively great stature.
6. Having a particular height; measuring in stature (as specified): as, a man six feet tall.
7. Long: used absolutely, or as noting length in a scale of measurement: as, a tall copy (of a book).
8. Great; extraordinary; remarkable; extravagant: as, tall talk; a tall fight.
9. Synonyms and High, Tall, Lofty. High is the most general of these words, and has some uses different from those of the others. When we say that a cloud is high, we may mean that it extends very far upward, or, more probably, that it is unusually far above the earth. Tall describes that which is slim in proportion to its height, as a mast, a pine or other tree, a steeple, a person, possibly a cliff: tall houses may be found in some parts of the world; a tall cloud would be of small width and great comparative height. Tall is also associated with height to which we are used or which we have come to regard as standard. A giant is tall, because so much taller than most men. Lofty denotes an imposing height: a room cannot well be tall, but may be high, or even lofty: as, the lofty arches of Westminster Hall. High and lofty may have application to moral or intellectual character; tall has not, except colloquially. Tall seems somewhat figurative when applied to that which does not live and grow.

Wiktionary

1. adj. obsolete obsequious; obedient
2. adj. obsolete seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome
3. adj. obsolete bold; brave; courageous; valiant
4. adj. archaic fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height
5. adj. of a person Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall
6. adj. of a building, etc. Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high
7. adj. of a story Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale
8. adj. of a cup of coffee A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height.
2. adj. obsolete Brave; bold; courageous.
3. adj. Obs. or Slang Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. too improbable to admit of belief
2. adj. lofty in style
3. n. a garment size for a tall person
4. adj. great in vertical dimension; high in stature
5. adj. impressively difficult