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Definition of Full

1. Adverb. To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; ('full' in this sense is used as a combining form). "Full-fledged"

2. Adjective. Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal. "The auditorium was full to overflowing"

3. Verb. Beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening. "Full the cloth"

4. Noun. The time when the Moon is fully illuminated. "The moon is at the full"

5. Adjective. Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete. "A total failure"

6. Verb. Make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering.

7. Adjective. Complete in extent or degree and in every particular. "A total disaster"

8. Verb. Increase in phase. "The moon will soon full "; "The moon is waxing"

9. Adjective. Filled to satisfaction with food or drink. "A full stomach"

10. Adjective. (of sound) having marked deepness and body. "A full voice"

11. Adjective. Having the normally expected amount. "A good mile from here"

12. Adjective. Being at a peak or culminating point. "Full summer"

13. Adjective. Having ample fabric. "A full skirt"

Definition of Full

1. a. 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.

2. n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.

3. adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

4. v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.

5. v. t. To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

6. v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.

Definition of Full

1. Adjective. Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. ¹

2. Adjective. Complete; with nothing omitted. ¹

3. Adjective. Total, entire. ¹

4. Adjective. (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction; replete. ¹

5. Adjective. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable. ¹

6. Adjective. Having depth and body; rich. ¹

7. Adverb. (archaic) Quite; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. ¹

8. Noun. Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill. ¹

9. Noun. (context: of the moon) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To baptise. ¹

11. Verb. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Full

1. filled completely [adj FULLER, FULLEST] / to shrink and thicken, as cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Full

1. 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) Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. "Full sad." . "Master of a full poor cell." . "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." . 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. 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. "Ilia, the fair, . . . Full of Mars." (Dryden) at full, when full or complete. Full age, 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 In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. In full blast. See Blast. Origin: 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. Prna full, pr to fill, also to Gr. Much, E. Poly-, pref, G. Viel, AS. Fela. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Full

fulgurations fulgurite fulgurites fulgurous fulgury fulham fulhams fulicine fuliginosities fuliginosity

fuliginous fuliginously fuliguline fulimart fulimarts full (current term) full(a) full-back full-backs full-blood

full-blooded full-blown full-bodied full-bore full-bosomed full-clad full-court press full-deckism full-deckisms

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