1. a very large gray mammal with a long trunk, large ears, and ivory tusks, found in Africa and Asia
2. something that is extremely large or difficult to ignore
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The elephant used its trunk to pick up the peanuts.
• African elephants are larger than Asian elephants.
• We saw a herd of elephants at the watering hole.
• The circus elephant performed tricks for the audience.
• The debt was the elephant in the room that nobody wanted to discuss.
• Moving that piano will be like trying to move an elephant.