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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024full1 /fʊl/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv. adj. - completely filled:a full cup.
- containing all that can be held:[be + ~ + of]eyes full of tears.
- complete;
entire;
maximum:[before a noun]a full supply of food; at full speed. - abundant;
well-supplied:a cabinet full of medicine. - Clothing(of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having large folds;
flowing out:a full skirt. - filled or rounded out, as in form:has a full figure.
- occupied with thinking of;
having the mind focused on;
engrossed with:[be + ~ + of]full of anxieties. - of the highest rank:a full professor.
- of the same parents:[before a noun]full brothers, not half brothers.
- Music and Danceample and complete in volume or richness of sound:a deep, full voice.
- having eaten as much as one can:feeling full from dinner.
adv. - exactly or directly;
straight:The blow struck him full in the face. - quite;
very;
perfectly:You know full well what I mean.
Idioms- Idioms in full:
- to or for the full or required amount:We expect payment in full.
full•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024full1 (fŏŏl),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., v., n. adj. - completely filled;
containing all that can be held;
filled to utmost capacity:a full cup. - complete;
entire;
maximum:a full supply of food for a three-day hike. - of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.:a full load of five tons; to receive full pay.
- Clothing(of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.
- abundant;
well-supplied:a yard full of litter; a cabinet full of medicine. - filled or rounded out, as in form:a full bust.
- engrossed;
occupied (usually fol. by of ):She was full of her own anxieties. - of the same parents:full brothers.
- Music and Danceample and complete in volume or richness of sound.
- Wine(of wines) having considerable body.
- Sport[Baseball.]
- (of the count on a batter) amounting to three balls and two strikes:He hit a slider for a homer on a full count.
- having base runners at first, second, and third bases;
loaded.
- Ceramicsbeing slightly oversized, as a sheet of glass cut too large to fit into a frame.
- Games[Poker.]of or pertaining to the three cards of the same denomination in a full house:He won the hand with a pair of kings and sixes full.
adv. - exactly or directly:The blow struck him full in the face.
- very:You know full well what I mean.
- fully, completely, or entirely;
quite;
at least:The blow knocked him full around. It happened full 30 years ago.
v.t. - Clothing[Sewing.]
- to make full, as by gathering or pleating.
- to bring (the cloth) on one side of a seam to a little greater fullness than on the other by gathering or tucking very slightly.
v.i. - Astronomy(of the moon) to become full.
n. - the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:The moon is at the full.
- Idioms in full:
- to or for the full or required amount.
- without abridgment:The book was reprinted in full.
- Idioms to the full, to the greatest extent;
thoroughly:They enjoyed themselves to the full.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English full, ful; cognate with Gothic fulls, Old Norse fullr, Old High German foll (German voll); akin to Latin plēnus, Greek plé̄rēs
- Textilesto cleanse and thicken (cloth) by special processes in manufacture.
v.i. - Textiles(of cloth) to become compacted or felted.
- 1350–1400; Middle English fullen; back formation from fuller1
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