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Webster's 1828 DictionaryFULL, a. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionary1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 (often foll. by of) holding all its limits will allow (the bucket is full; full of water). 2 having eaten to one's limits or satisfaction. 3 abundant, copious, satisfying, sufficient (a full programme of events; led a full life; turned it to full account; give full details; the book is very full on this point). 4 (foll. by of) having or holding an abundance of, showing marked signs of (full of vitality; full of interest; full of mistakes). 5 (foll. by of) a engrossed in thinking about (full of himself; full of his work). b unable to refrain from talking about (full of the news). 6 a complete, perfect, reaching the specified or usual or utmost limit (full membership; full daylight; waited a full hour; it was full summer; in full bloom). b Bookbinding used for the entire cover (full leather). 7 a (of tone or colour) deep and clear, mellow. b (of light) intense. c (of motion etc.) vigorous (a full pulse; at full gallop). 8 plump, rounded, protuberant (a full figure). 9 (of clothes) made of much material arranged in folds or gathers. 10 (of the heart etc.) overcharged with emotion. 11 sl. drunk. 12 (foll. by of) archaic having had plenty of (full of years and honours). --adv. 1 very (you know full well). 2 quite, fully (full six miles; full ripe). 3 exactly (hit him full on the nose). 4 more than sufficiently (full early). --n. 1 height, acme (season is past the full). 2 the state or time of full moon. 3 the whole (cannot tell you the full of it). --v.intr. & tr. be or become or make (esp. clothes) full. Phrases and idioms: at full length 1 lying stretched out. 2 without abridgement. come full circle see CIRCLE. full age adult status (esp. with ref. to legal rights and duties). full and by Naut. close-hauled but with sails filling. full back a defensive player, or a position near the goal, in football, hockey, etc. full blood pure descent. full-blooded 1 vigorous, hearty, sensual. 2 not hybrid. full-bloodedly forcefully, wholeheartedly. full-bloodedness being full-blooded. full-blown fully developed, complete, (of flowers) quite open. full board provision of accommodation and all meals at a hotel etc. full-bodied rich in quality, tone, etc. full-bottomed (of a wig) long at the back. full brother a brother born of the same parents. full-cream of or made from unskimmed milk. full dress formal clothes worn on great occasions. full-dress adj. (of a debate etc.) of major importance. full employment 1 the condition in which there is no idle capital or labour of any kind that is in demand. 2 the condition in which virtually all who are able and willing to work are employed. full face with all the face visible to the spectator. full-fashioned = fully-fashioned. full-fledged mature. full-frontal 1 (of nudity or a nude figure) with full exposure at the front. 2 unrestrained, explicit; with nothing concealed. full-grown having reached maturity. full hand Poker a hand with three of a kind and a pair. full-hearted full of feeling; confident, zealous. full-heartedly in a full-hearted manner. full-heartedness fullness of feeling, ardour, zeal. full house 1 a maximum or large attendance at a theatre, in Parliament, etc. 2 = full hand. full-length 1 not shortened or abbreviated. 2 (of a mirror, portrait, etc.) showing the whole height of the human figure. full lock see LOCK(1). full marks the maximum award in an examination, in assessment of a person, etc. full measure not less than the professed amount. full moon 1 the moon with its whole disc illuminated. 2 the time when this occurs. full-mouthed 1 (of cattle or sheep) having a full set of teeth. 2 (of a dog) baying loudly. 3 (of oratory etc.) sonorous, vigorous. full out 1 Printing flush with the margin. 2 at full power. 3 complete. full page an entire page of a newspaper etc. full pitch = full toss. full point = full stop 1. full professor a professor of the highest grade in a university etc. full-scale not reduced in size, complete. full score Mus. a score giving the parts for all performers on separate staves. full service a church service performed by a choir without solos, or performed with music wherever possible. full sister a sister born of the same parents. full speed (or steam) ahead! an order to proceed at maximum speed or to pursue a course of action energetically. full stop 1 a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. 2 a complete cessation. full term the completion of a normal pregnancy. full tilt see TILT. full time 1 the total normal duration of work etc. 2 the end of a football etc. match. full-time adj. occupying or using the whole of the available working time. full-timer a person who does a full-time job. full toss Cricket n. a ball pitched right up to the batsman. --adv. without the ball's having touched the ground. full up colloq. completely full. in full 1 without abridgement. 2 to or for the full amount (paid in full). in full swing at the height of activity. in full view entirely visible. on a full stomach see STOMACH. to the full to the utmost extent. Etymology: OE f. Gmc 2. v.tr. cleanse and thicken (cloth). Etymology: ME, back-form. f. FULLER(1): cf. OF fouler (FOIL(1)) Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, a. [Compar. Fuller; 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. ?, Skr. p?rna full, pr? to fill, also to Gr. ? much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. 4. Sated; surfeited. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. 7. Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. At full, when full or complete. --Shak. Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. Full brother or sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. Full sea, high water. Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; ``Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.'' South (Colloq.) In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. In full blast. See under Blast. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, a. [Compar. Fuller; 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. ?, Skr. p?rna full, pr? to fill, also to Gr. ? much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. 4. Sated; surfeited. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. 7. Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. At full, when full or complete. --Shak. Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. Full brother or sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. Full sea, high water. Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; ``Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.'' South (Colloq.) In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. In full blast. See under Blast. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide. --Shak. Full of the moon, the time of full moon. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. --Dryden. The diapason closing full in man. --Dryden. Full in the center of the sacred wood. --Addison. Note: Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. ``Full sad.'' --Milton. ``Master of a full poor cell.'' --Shak. ``Full many a gem of purest ray serene.'' --T. Gray. Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight. Webster's 1913 DictionaryFull Full, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fulling.] [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. ? shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to frustrate, Fuller. n. ] To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(fuller, fullest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something is full, it contains as much of a substance or as many objects as it can. Once the container is full, it stays shut until you turn it clockwise. ...a full tank of petrol. ? empty ADJ 2. If a place or thing is full of things or people, it contains a large number of them. The case was full of clothes... The streets are still full of debris from two nights of rioting. ...a useful recipe leaflet full of ideas for using the new cream. = filled ADJ: v-link ADJ of n 3. If someone or something is full of a particular feeling or quality, they have a lot of it. I feel full of confidence and so open to possibilities... Mom's face was full of pain. ...an exquisite mousse, incredibly rich and full of flavour. ADJ: v-link ADJ of n 4. You say that a place or vehicle is full when there is no space left in it for any more people or things. The main car park was full when I left about 10.45... They stay here a few hours before being sent to refugee camps, which are now almost full... The bus was completely full, and lots of people were standing. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 5. If your hands or arms are full, you are carrying or holding as much as you can carry. Sylvia entered, her arms full of packages... People would go into the store and come out with their arms full. ADJ: v-link ADJ 6. If you feel full, you have eaten or drunk so much that you do not want anything else. It's healthy to eat when I'm hungry and to stop when I'm full. ADJ: v-link ADJ • fullness High fibre diets give the feeling of fullness. 7. You use full before a noun to indicate that you are referring to all the details, things, or people that it can possibly include. Full details will be sent to you once your application has been accepted... May I have your full name?... = complete ADJ: ADJ n 8. Full is used to describe a sound, light, or physical force which is being produced with the greatest possible power or intensity. From his study came the sound of Mahler, playing at full volume... Then abruptly he revved the engine to full power. ADJ: ADJ n • Full is also an adverb. ...a two-seater Lotus, parked with its headlamps full on. ADV: ADV adv 9. You use full to emphasize the completeness, intensity, or extent of something. We should conserve oil and gas by making full use of other energy sources... Television cameras are carrying the full horror of this war into homes around the world... The lane leading to the farm was in full view of the house windows... ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis] 10. A full statement or report contains a lot of information and detail. Mr Primakov gave a full account of his meeting with the President. ...the enormous detail in this very full document. ADJ: usu ADJ n 11. If you say that someone has or leads a full life, you approve of the fact that they are always busy and do a lot of different things. You will be successful in whatever you do and you will have a very full and interesting life. ADJ: usu ADJ n [approval] 12. You use full to emphasize the force or directness with which someone or something is hit or looked at. She kissed him full on the mouth... ADV: ADV prep [emphasis] 13. You use full to refer to something which gives you all the rights, status, or importance for a particular position or activity, rather than just some of them. How did the meeting go, did you get your full membership?... ADJ: ADJ n 14. A full flavour is strong and rich. Italian plum tomatoes have a full flavour, and are best for cooking. ADJ: ADJ n 15. If you describe a part of someone's body as full, you mean that it is rounded and rather large. The Juno Collection specialises in large sizes for ladies with a fuller figure. ...his strong chin, his full lips, his appealing mustache. ADJ: usu ADJ n 16. A full skirt or sleeve is wide and has been made from a lot of fabric. My wedding dress has a very full skirt. ADJ: usu ADJ n • fullness The coat has raglan sleeves, and is cut to give fullness at the back. N-UNCOUNT 17. When there is a full moon, the moon appears as a bright, complete circle. ADJ: usu ADJ n 18. You say that something has been done or described in full when everything that was necessary has been done or described. The medical experts have yet to report in full... = fully PHRASE: PHR after v 19. If you say that a person knows full well that something is true, especially something unpleasant, you are emphasizing that they are definitely aware of it, although they may behave as if they are not. He knew full well he'd be ashamed of himself later. PHRASE: V inflects [emphasis] 20. Something that is done or experienced to the full is done to as great an extent as is possible. She probably has a good mind, which should be used to the full... PHRASE: PHR after v 21. to be full of beans: see bean full blast: see blast to come full circle: see circle to have your hands full: see hand in full swing: see swing Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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