full

1 of 5

adjective

ˈfu̇l

also ˈfəl

: containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

a full hamper

—often used with of

a bin full of corn

: complete especially in detail, number, or duration

a full report

gone a full hour

my full share

: lacking restraint, check, or qualification

full retreat

full support

: having all distinguishing characteristics : enjoying all authorized rights and privileges

full member

full professor

: not lacking in any essential : perfect

in full control of your senses

e(1)

: completely occupied by runners

came to bat with the bases full

(2)

: having three balls and two strikes

a full count

: being at the highest or greatest degree : maximum

full speed

full strength

: being at the height of development

full bloom

: being a full moon : completely illuminated

the moon is full tonight

: rounded in outline

a full figure

: possessing or containing a great number or amount

—used with of

a room full of picturesfull of hope

: having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts

a full skirt

—used as an intensive to emphasize the large size of an amount

won by a full four strokeswas a full 3 months late with her payment

: rich in experience

a full life

: satisfied especially with food or drink

He was full after eating the large supper.

: large enough to satisfy

a full meal

archaic : completely weary

: having both parents in common

full sisters

: having volume or depth of sound

full tones

: completely occupied especially with a thought or plan

full of his own concerns

: possessing a rich or pronounced quality

a food of full flavor

full

2 of 5

adverb

: very, extremely

knew full well they had lied to me

: entirely

swung full around—

Morley Callaghan

: straight, squarely

got hit full in the face

full

3 of 5

noun

: the highest or fullest state or degree

the full of the moon

: the utmost extent

enjoy to the full

full

4 of 5

verb (1)

fulled; fulling; fulls

intransitive verb

of the moon : to become full

transitive verb

: to make full in sewing

full

5 of 5

verb (2)

fulled; fulling; fulls

transitive verb

: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing

Synonyms

Adjective

brimful
brimming
bursting
chockablock
chock-full
chockful
crammed
crowded
fat
filled
jammed
jam-packed
loaded
packed
stuffed

Adverb

all
all of
all over
altogether
clean
completely
dead
enough
entire
entirely
even
exactly
fast
flat
fully
heartily
out
perfectly
plumb [chiefly dialect]
quite
soundly
thoroughly
through and through
totally
utterly
well
wholly
wide

Noun

aggregate
sum
sum total
summation
total
totality
whole

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective The plane was carrying a full load of passengers. The theater was full to capacity. We bought a full set of dishes. They waited for three full months. He has a full array of stereo equipment. The soldiers were wearing full combat gear. This will be his first full season with the team. His theories have not yet found full acceptance. I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation. Please give me your full attention. Adverb The cup was filled full to the brim. The ball hit him full in the chest. He kissed her full on the lips. Noun the account is now paid in full See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Read full article Pulled pork mac and cheese at Stillwater Restaurant. —

Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023 Almost immediately after his election, The New York Times reported that his résumé was full of lies. —

The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 During the vigil, St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church was full of people from the community, with even some standing along the side walls. —

CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 The article by Shane McFeely and Ben Wigert is full of similarly insightful statistics. —

Dr. John W. Mitchell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 With the addition of Gage, the Astros' 40-man roster is now full. —

Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023 Berry's Instagram feed is full of photos from her travels around the world, though lately, the model has been spending much of her time in New Zealand, where Apa is from. —

Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 Rocket Companies is full of incredible people − passionate about serving our clients, the community and each other. —

Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2023 The ice box wasn’t full, and the ice melted fairly quickly. —

Scott Mckee, Field & Stream, 13 Feb. 2023

Noun

All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299). —

Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020 When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers. —

Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2020 The idea of the world's greatest young talent moving to Bayern and playing under Pep Guardiola back in 2013 was one full of promise, but never was a fruitful situation in reality. —

SI.com, 16 Oct. 2019 My mother was crabbing at the end of the pier,dropping her steel net full of chicken gutsInto the murky water, shimmering in July heat. —

T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019 The Voyager probe of course famously bore a plaque that depicted our location in the galaxy as well as a golden record full of music and sounds from Earth. —

Shannon Stirone, Wired, 4 Oct. 2019 Scoring hat fulls of goals in quick succession might fill up most of Lewandowski's bitesize highlight reels, but the Poland international has actually been one of the most consistent goalscorers in recent years. —

SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019 Isabel is a beautiful full of heart and love young women. —

Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2019 Meanwhile, their families have been arriving in waves, but their reunions, fulls of tears, have so far only been allowed through a window. —

Anna Werner, CBS News, 11 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English ful, full, fol, going back to Old English full, going back to Germanic *fulla- (whence also Old Frisian ful, fol "full," Old Saxon full, Middle Dutch vol, Old High German fol, Old Icelandic fullr, Gothic fulls), going back to Indo-European *pl̥h₁nó-, verbal adjective from the base *pleh₁- "become full," whence also Old Irish lán "full," Welsh llawn (with length secondary if the proposed law shortening pretonic vowels in Celtic is valid), Latin plēnus (with -ē- from -plēre "to fill"), Old Church Slavic plĭnŭ, Russian pólnyj, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian pȕn, Lithuanian pìlnas, Sanskrit pūrṇáḥ, Avestan pərəna-; *pleh₁- appears with varying ablaut and suffixation in Latin plēre "to fill" (from *plēi̯e-), verbal adjective plētus, Greek pímplēmi "(I) fill," plêto "(it) has become full," Armenian lnowm "(I) fill," Sanskrit pr̥ṇā́ti "(s/he) fills"

Note: For another presumed development of *pleh₁- see poly-. Regarding the currency of the verb plēre in Latin see note at complete entry 1.

Adverb

Middle English ful, full "completely, entirely, very, quite," going back to Old English, derivative of full full entry 1

Noun

Middle English fulle "the whole amount, satisfactory amount," going back to Old English fulla, derivative of full full entry 1

Verb (1)

derivative of full entry 1

Verb (2)

Middle English fullen "to full (cloth), trample down, oppress," borrowed from Anglo-French fuller, foler, fouler "to full (cloth), press (grapes), trample under foot, oppress," going back to Late Latin fullāre "to full (cloth)," verb derivative from the base of Latin fullōn-, fullō "fuller (of cloth), launderer," of obscure origin

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb (1)

1785, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing full

Kids Definition

full

1 of 3 adjective

ˈfu̇l

: containing as much or as many as possible or normal

a bottle full of milk

the disk is full and will take no more data

: complete in number, amount, or duration

a full set of dishes

for a full hour

: not missing any essentials : perfect

in full control of the car

: being at the highest or greatest degree

in full bloom

at full power

full strength

: fully lighted

the moon is full

: completely occupied by runners

come to bat with the bases full

: having three balls and two strikes

a full count

: plump and rounded in outline

a full face

: having much material

a full skirt

: possessing or containing a great number or amount

a room full of pictures

full of hope

: satisfied especially with food or drink

: having the same parents

full sisters

: completely taken up especially with a thought or plan

full of one's own concerns

full of oneself

: having a rich quality

a full voice

fullness noun

full

2 of 3 adverb

: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely

knew full well who they were

: all the way : entirely

filled full

: smack entry 5, squarely

was hit full in the face

full

3 of 3 noun

: the highest state, extent, or degree

单词	full of it
释义	full 1 of 5 adjective ˈfu̇l also ˈfəl 1 : containing as much or as many as is possible or normal a full hamper —often used with of a bin full of corn 2 a : complete especially in detail, number, or duration a full report gone a full hour my full share b : lacking restraint, check, or qualification full retreat full support c : having all distinguishing characteristics : enjoying all authorized rights and privileges full member full professor d : not lacking in any essential : perfect in full control of your senses e(1) : completely occupied by runners came to bat with the bases full (2) : having three balls and two strikes a full count 3 a : being at the highest or greatest degree : maximum full speed full strength b : being at the height of development full bloom c : being a full moon : completely illuminated the moon is full tonight 4 : rounded in outline a full figure 5 a : possessing or containing a great number or amount —used with of a room full of picturesfull of hope b : having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts a full skirt c —used as an intensive to emphasize the large size of an amount won by a full four strokeswas a full 3 months late with her payment d : rich in experience a full life 6 a : satisfied especially with food or drink He was full after eating the large supper. b : large enough to satisfy a full meal 7 archaic : completely weary 8 : having both parents in common full sisters 9 : having volume or depth of sound full tones 10 : completely occupied especially with a thought or plan full of his own concerns 11 : possessing a rich or pronounced quality a food of full flavor full 2 of 5 adverb 1 a : very, extremely knew full well they had lied to me b : entirely swung full around—Morley Callaghan 2 : straight, squarely got hit full in the face full 3 of 5 noun 1 : the highest or fullest state or degree the full of the moon 2 : the utmost extent enjoy to the full full 4 of 5 verb (1) fulled; fulling; fulls intransitive verb of the moon : to become full transitive verb : to make full in sewing full 5 of 5 verb (2) fulled; fulling; fulls transitive verb : to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing Phrases full of it : not to be believed in full 1 : to the requisite or complete amount paid in full 2 : to the fullest extent : completely read the book in full Synonyms Adjective brimful brimming bursting chockablock chock-full chockful crammed crowded fat filled jammed jam-packed loaded packed stuffed Adverb all all of all over altogether clean completely dead enough entire entirely even exactly fast flat fully heartily out perfectly plumb [chiefly dialect] quite soundly thoroughly through and through totally utterly well wholly wide Noun aggregate sum sum total summation total totality whole See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective The plane was carrying a full load of passengers. The theater was full to capacity. We bought a full set of dishes. They waited for three full months. He has a full array of stereo equipment. The soldiers were wearing full combat gear. This will be his first full season with the team. His theories have not yet found full acceptance. I hope that you'll give us your fullest cooperation. Please give me your full attention. Adverb The cup was filled full to the brim. The ball hit him full in the chest. He kissed her full on the lips. Noun the account is now paid in full See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Read full article Pulled pork mac and cheese at Stillwater Restaurant. —Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023 Almost immediately after his election, The New York Times reported that his résumé was full of lies. —The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 During the vigil, St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church was full of people from the community, with even some standing along the side walls. —CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 The article by Shane McFeely and Ben Wigert is full of similarly insightful statistics. —Dr. John W. Mitchell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 With the addition of Gage, the Astros' 40-man roster is now full. —Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023 Berry's Instagram feed is full of photos from her travels around the world, though lately, the model has been spending much of her time in New Zealand, where Apa is from. —Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 Rocket Companies is full of incredible people − passionate about serving our clients, the community and each other. —Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2023 The ice box wasn’t full, and the ice melted fairly quickly. —Scott Mckee, Field & Stream, 13 Feb. 2023 Noun All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299). —Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020 When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers. —Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2020 The idea of the world's greatest young talent moving to Bayern and playing under Pep Guardiola back in 2013 was one full of promise, but never was a fruitful situation in reality. —SI.com, 16 Oct. 2019 My mother was crabbing at the end of the pier,dropping her steel net full of chicken gutsInto the murky water, shimmering in July heat. —T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019 The Voyager probe of course famously bore a plaque that depicted our location in the galaxy as well as a golden record full of music and sounds from Earth. —Shannon Stirone, Wired, 4 Oct. 2019 Scoring hat fulls of goals in quick succession might fill up most of Lewandowski's bitesize highlight reels, but the Poland international has actually been one of the most consistent goalscorers in recent years. —SI.com, 27 Sep. 2019 Isabel is a beautiful full of heart and love young women. —Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2019 Meanwhile, their families have been arriving in waves, but their reunions, fulls of tears, have so far only been allowed through a window. —Anna Werner, CBS News, 11 July 2018 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English ful, full, fol, going back to Old English full, going back to Germanic fulla- (whence also Old Frisian ful, fol* "full," Old Saxon full, Middle Dutch vol, Old High German fol, Old Icelandic fullr, Gothic fulls), going back to Indo-European pl̥h₁nó-, verbal adjective from the base pleh₁- "become full," whence also Old Irish lán "full," Welsh llawn (with length secondary if the proposed law shortening pretonic vowels in Celtic is valid), Latin plēnus (with -ē- from -plēre "to fill"), Old Church Slavic plĭnŭ, Russian pólnyj, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian pȕn, Lithuanian pìlnas, Sanskrit pūrṇáḥ, Avestan pərəna-; pleh₁- appears with varying ablaut and suffixation in Latin plēre* "to fill" (from plēi̯e-), verbal adjective plētus,* Greek pímplēmi "(I) fill," plêto "(it) has become full," Armenian lnowm "(I) fill," Sanskrit pr̥ṇā́ti "(s/he) fills" Note: For another presumed development of pleh₁- see poly-. Regarding the currency of the verb plēre* in Latin see note at complete entry 1. Adverb Middle English ful, full "completely, entirely, very, quite," going back to Old English, derivative of full full entry 1 Noun Middle English fulle "the whole amount, satisfactory amount," going back to Old English fulla, derivative of full full entry 1 Verb (1) derivative of full entry 1 Verb (2) Middle English fullen "to full (cloth), trample down, oppress," borrowed from Anglo-French fuller, foler, fouler "to full (cloth), press (grapes), trample under foot, oppress," going back to Late Latin fullāre "to full (cloth)," verb derivative from the base of Latin fullōn-, fullō "fuller (of cloth), launderer," of obscure origin First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb (1) 1785, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Verb (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing full at full stretch at full height at full power at full throttle at full/top speed at full career at/in full sail filled/full to the brim full blast chock-full full beam full bore full-blown full circle full-bodied full count full-court press full-fashioned full-fledged full-figured full-grown full marks full moon full of beans full nelson full-on full refund full price full-out full-service full stop full-size full steam/speed ahead full whack full-timer full time full well full tilt give full vent to have one's hands full in full cry know full well in full flow in full pursuit in (full) command of on full lock make a complete/full recovery in full swing live life to the full/fullest in (full) uniform on a full stomach paschal full moon play with a full deck pay in full reach/realize one's full potential to (one's) full height undivided/full/complete attention full of crap full-blooded at full strength full-term full-cream full-length full head of hair full scholarship full-fat full dress full bath full-throated full military honors full credit to the full full credit for full-blood in (full) color full of promise pump (someone or something) full of (something) at full tilt full house full-scale more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys going full speed ahead in full flower in full the full treatment in full flood in full bloom in full career full of shit full of it See More at full stretch at full height at full power at full throttle at full/top speed at full career at/in full sail filled/full to the brim full blast chock-full full beam full bore full-blown full circle full-bodied full count full-court press full-fashioned full-fledged full-figured full-grown full marks full moon full of beans full nelson full-on full refund full price full-out full-service full stop full-size full steam/speed ahead full whack full-timer full time full well full tilt give full vent to have one's hands full in full cry know full well in full flow in full pursuit in (full) command of on full lock make a complete/full recovery in full swing live life to the full/fullest in (full) uniform on a full stomach paschal full moon play with a full deck pay in full reach/realize one's full potential to (one's) full height undivided/full/complete attention full of crap full-blooded at full strength full-term full-cream full-length full head of hair full scholarship full-fat full dress full bath full-throated full military honors full credit to the full full credit for full-blood in (full) color full of promise pump (someone or something) full of (something) at full tilt full house full-scale more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys going full speed ahead in full flower in full the full treatment in full flood in full bloom in full career full of shit full of it See More Kids Definition full 1 of 3 adjective ˈfu̇l 1 : containing as much or as many as possible or normal a bottle full of milk the disk is full and will take no more data 2 a : complete in number, amount, or duration a full set of dishes for a full hour b : not missing any essentials : perfect in full control of the car c : being at the highest or greatest degree in full bloom at full power full strength d : fully lighted the moon is full e : completely occupied by runners come to bat with the bases full f : having three balls and two strikes a full count 3 a : plump and rounded in outline a full face b : having much material a full skirt 4 : possessing or containing a great number or amount a room full of pictures full of hope 5 : satisfied especially with food or drink 6 : having the same parents full sisters 7 : completely taken up especially with a thought or plan full of one's own concerns full of oneself 8 : having a rich quality a full voice fullness noun full 2 of 3 adverb 1 a : very entry 2 sense 1, extremely knew full well who they were b : all the way : entirely filled full 2 : smack entry 5, squarely was hit full in the face full 3 of 3 noun : the highest state, extent, or degree full of it phrase 1 as in wrong having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts He's just so full of it that I can't even listen to him anymore. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wrong incorrect false all wet mistaken erroneous inaccurate misled misguided confused untrue inexact misinformed deceived deluded tricked duped Antonyms & Near Antonyms right correct true accurate exact precise informed See More 2 as in incredible too extraordinary or improbable to believe I wanted to believe her story, but it did sound a bit full of it. Synonyms & Similar Words incredible incredulous impossible unlikely silly questionable doubtful fantastic absurd ridiculous dubious unbelievable inconceivable unthinkable unconvincing unreasonable unimaginable implausible suspicious unconceivable hopeless fantastical uncompelling shaky dodgy debatable disputable flimsy fishy ludicrous outlandish comical laughable risible preposterous untenable farcical suspect far-fetched indefensible insupportable doubtable dubitable Antonyms & Near Antonyms possible plausible credible conceivable likely creditable cogitable believable convincing imaginable probable reasonable thinkable certain supposable sure unquestionable undeniable indisputable questionless undoubted incontestable indubitable See More
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full

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