► full holding or containing as much of something as possible, or as many things or people as possible: There’s a full box of cereal in the cabinet. The restaurant was already full when we got there.
► filled with something full of something: She was pushing a shopping cart filled with groceries.
► packed informal extremely full of people or things. Used especially about rooms or buildings: The trial took place in a packed courtroom.
► crammed informal so full of people or things that it is difficult to move: The garage was crammed with junk.
► stuffed informal completely full of things, especially soft or paper things, so that no more will fit: He was carrying a bag stuffed full of his dirty clothes.
► bursting extremely full and almost breaking open: When we got back from vacation, our mailbox was bursting with junk mail.
► overflowing so full that the liquid or things inside come out over the top: After the festival, all the garbage cans were overflowing with trash.
► overloaded too full of people or things. Used about vehicles: The helicopter was overloaded and barely got off the ground.
► teeming with something formal full of people or animals that are all moving around: The lake was teeming with fish.
► replete formal full of something: Books on the war were replete with references to him.