adv. Entirely, completely, totally. Also as an intensifier. Now chiefly Irish English and English regional (northern).

Thoroughly, completely, entirely; downright.

Phrases. at device, to device: at or to one's liking or wish; perfectly, completely, entirely, certainly. at all device, in all respects…

Phrases. at device, to device: at or to one's liking or wish; perfectly, completely, entirely, certainly. at all device, in all respects…

Without reservation; openly, frankly; not gradually or tentatively, to the full. Cf. outright, adv. 1.

Phrases. †to hold up by the chin: to keep from sinking, support. †of the first chin: with the beard just beginning to grow. up to the chin…

With in: immersed or involved deeply or to the limit in; extremely busy with. Chiefly figurative.

upsy Friese Thoroughly; entirely; quite.

up to the (or one's) eyebrows: = up to the (also one's) eyes at eye, n.1 phrases 1g. Similarly to the eyebrows.

Thoroughly, completely, out-and-out; also (U.S.) all hollow. colloquial.

Either of the two fleshy structures which in man and other animals form the edges of the mouth. Distinguished as upper and lower, also as †over (obs…

end up: with the end uppermost. Esp. in all ends up: completely, utterly. Also attributive (end-up) of the nose: snub, turned-up.

In a just or honest manner; legitimately; openly, straightforwardly; (also) completely, outright. Cf. square, adv. 3a.

With a sudden spring or impetus; slap, smack. right spang, entirely, quite; exactly, fair.

colloquial. to the wide: to the extreme; entirely, utterly. Esp. in blind (dead, done, out,etc.) to the wide: worn out, done-for; defeated…

a (also one) hundred per cent: used adjectivally or adverbially with the meaning ‘entire(ly), complete(ly)’. Hence hundred-per-center, hundred-per-ce…