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full
I. \ˈfu̇l\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English ful, full, from Old English full; akin to Old High German fol full, Old Norse fullr, Gothic fulls, Latin plenus full, plēre to fill, Greek plērēs full, plēthein to be full, Sanskrit pūrṇa full
1.
a. : containing all that possibly can be placed or put within
< a full hamper >
< a full magazine >
— often used with of
< a bin full of corn >
b. : having the normal or intended capacity supplied or accommodated : entirely occupied
< a full bus >
< a full house >
c. : occupying completely the requisite space
< a full cargo >
< a full audience >
d. : possessed of the appropriate or normal complement
< a full dramatic company >
< a full jury >
e. : regularly allotted : normally apportioned
< more than its full share of lovely old American houses — Jerome Weidman >
f. of an ablaut grade : normal
2.
a.
(1) : lacking restraint or check : precipitous, headlong
< full retreat >
(2) : being without reservation : unqualified
< full supporters of a policy >
b. : possessing the maximum strength or force
< a full gale >
c.
(1) : followed to the greatest extent feasible : all possible
< making full use of a library's resources >
(2) : greatest or highest potential
< a ship going at full speed >
< a machine operating at full capacity >
(3) : being at or of the greatest or highest degree : maximum
< full strength >
< full potency >
3.
a. : rounded in outline
< a full face >
: well filled out : plump
< a full figure >
: generously formed : swelling
< full lips >
b.
(1) : filled or distended by wind
< full sails >
(2) of a ship : having the sails filled with wind
c. : big with young or eggs
d. : having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts
< a full skirt >
e.
(1) : slightly oversize, projecting, or standing out usually so as to require more tooling
(2) : risen above the normal level : swollen
< in spring when the rivers and streams are full >
4.
a. : possessing, containing, or furnished with an abundance or great number — used with of
< a face full of wrinkles >
< a city full of soldiers >
< a room full of pictures >
b. : possessing all particulars : completely familiar or expert — used with of
< he is full of his subject and our foremost authority — W.O.Douglas >
c. : packed with variety of experience
< a full life >
also : possessing much knowledge
< education having made him a full man >
5.
a. : satisfied especially with food or drink : replete
b. : large enough so as to satisfy
< a full meal >
6.
a.
(1) : enjoying or possessed of all recognized or authorized prerogatives, rights, and privileges : not temporary, substitute, or provisional
< a full member >
(2) : being without reduction or subtraction : regular
< working only half time but drawing full salary >
< maintaining full diplomatic relations with a foreign country >
< a full term of office >
(3) : being without truncation : unabbreviated
< full words >
b.
(1) : containing all details : complete
< a full statement >
< a full report >
(2) : not lacking in any feature, quality, or accomplishment : perfect
< quite old but in full possession of his faculties >
7. archaic : completely weary : utterly sick — used with of
8. : filled with emotion
< a full heart >
9.
a. : having the limit or near limit — used with of
< a man weary and full of years >
b.
(1) : being at the height of development
< a flower in full bloom >
< the tide at full flood >
< a moon nearly full >
(2) : mature, adult
< men and women of full age >
10. : having the same parents
< full sisters >
11. of a color : pure
12.
a. : carried to the greatest practical extent
< a shotgun with a full choke >
b. : extended to or occupying the largest possible space, area, or dimensions
< a full basement >
c. : completely covering the boards and backbone
< a book bound in full crushed blue morocco with gilt edges and blind tooling >
— compare half
13.
a. : having marked volume or depth
< a full voice >
< a full tone >
b. of a vowel : back 1c
14.
a. : squarely facing ahead
< a full-face portrait >
b. : being in dead center : direct
< a cue ball making a full hit on the object ball >
15. : completely occupied : engrossed — used with of
< I have been full of work since I wrote last — H.J.Laski >
16. : being the rank of the three of a kind in a full house in poker — used postpositively
< jacks full >
17. : possessing a rich or pronounced quality
< a wine of full body >
< a food of full flavor >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English ful, full, from Old English full, from full, adjective
1.
a. : very, extremely
< I knew full well he had lied to me >
b. : entirely, completely, quite
< it was full dark by then — A.J.Liebling >
< swung full around — Morley Callaghan >
2. : to the full : to the utmost extent : to the highest degree, state, or condition
< the sun was full on the suburb — Herbert Gold >
3.
a. of a position : exactly
< full in the center of the sacred wood — Joseph Addison >
b. of a direction : straight, squarely
< the blow hit him full in the face >
< he turned and looked full at me — Nigel Balchin >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fulle, from Old English fulla, from full, adjective
1.
a. : the utmost extent
< enjoy a book to the full >
b. : the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree
< the full of the moon >
< the full of the tide >
< when the moon is at full >
2. : a satiating or glutting share or portion — often used with the possessive adjective
< had his full of that job >
3. : the requisite or complete amount — often used with in
< paid in full >
4. Britain : beach ridge
5. : full house
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fullen to become full, fill, from ful, full, adjective — more at full I
intransitive verb
of the moon : to become full
transitive verb
1. : to make full in sewing especially by gathering or pleating
2. : to distribute (fullness) by fitting a longer edge to a shorter edge smoothly in sewing — often used with on
V. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fullen, from Middle French fouler, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fullare, from Latin fullo fuller; perhaps akin to Sanskrit bhāla luster — more at bald
: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by fulling |