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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 — (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 — Reuenthal Basisdaten Kanton: Aargau Bezirk: Zurzach … Deutsch Wikipedia
Full AG — Full Reuenthal Basisdaten Kanton: Aargau Bezirk: Zurzach … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
full — I adjective abounding, abundant, affluent, baggy, brimful, brimming over, charged, chockfull, cloyed, complete, comprehensive, crammed, detailed, entire, entirely occupied, exhaustive, filled, filled to utmost capacity, flowing, flush, fraught,… … Law dictionary
full of it — See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK … Dictionary of American idioms
full of it — See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK … Dictionary of American idioms
Full hd — est une appellation qui signifie qu un appareil (en général un téléviseur ou un moniteur vidéo) est capable d afficher en définition native, une image constituée de 1 080 lignes, le plus souvent de format 1 920 × 1 080, ou… … Wikipédia en Français
Full — Full, n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. [1913 Webster] The swan s down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Full of the moon}, the time of full moon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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