full

full: 1. adjective /fʊl/

a) Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.

The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.

b) Complete; with nothing omitted.

Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.

Syn: abounding, brimful, bursting, chock-a-block, chock-full, full up, jam full, jammed, jam-packed, laden, loaded, overflowing, packed, rammed, stuffed, complete, thorough, entire, total, glutted, gorged, sated, satiate, satiated, satisfied, baggy, big, large, loose, outsized, oversized, voluminous

Ant: empty, incomplete, partial, hungry, starving, close-fitting, small, tight, tight-fitting

See Also: fill, -ful, fulfil

2. adverb /fʊl/

Quite; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

You know full well what makes me look so pale.

3. noun /fʊl/

a) Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree.

I was fed to the full.

b) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.

4. verb /fʊl/

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

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Synonyms:

Filled, replete, Quite, to the same degree / Abounding, replete, well stocked or provided, Completely, fully / Satiated, sated, glutted, cloyed, Exactly, precisely, directly, Thicken and cleanse (cloth) / Saturated, soaked / Complete, entire, perfect, adequate, mature / Abundant, plentiful, copious, plenteous, sufficient, ample / Loud, deep, strong, clear, distinct / Comprehensive, capacious, broad, large, extensive, Entire extent, full measure, utmost, farthest or extreme limit

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full — full … Dictionnaire des rimes
full — full … The Old English to English
full — full … English to the Old English
Full — (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l [ e]r); superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
full — [ ful ] adjective *** ▸ 1 containing all that fits ▸ 2 complete ▸ 3 having a lot of something ▸ 4 unable to eat more ▸ 5 as much as possible ▸ 6 busy ▸ 7 body: large ▸ 8 clothing: loose on body ▸ 9 about flavor ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) containing the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Full — Reuenthal Basisdaten Kanton: Aargau Bezirk: Zurzach … Deutsch Wikipedia
Full AG — Full Reuenthal Basisdaten Kanton: Aargau Bezirk: Zurzach … Deutsch Wikipedia
full — full1 [fool] adj. [ME < OE, akin to Ger voll, Goth fulls < IE base * pel , to fill > L plenus, full & plere, to fill, Gr plēthein, to be full, Welsh llawn, full] 1. having in it all there is space for; holding or containing as much as… … English World dictionary
full — full, complete, plenary, replete are not interchangeable with each other, but the last three are interchangeable with the most comprehensive term, full, in at least one of its senses. Full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
full — [ ful ] n. m. • 1884; mot angl. « plein » ♦ Anglic. Au poker, Ensemble formé par un brelan et une paire (SYN. main pleine). Full aux as, rois, dames..., comprenant un brelan d as, de rois, de dames. ⊗ HOM. Foule. ● full, fulls nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Full — Full, adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. [1913 Webster] The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The diapason closing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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