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[adv] to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; (`full' is used as a combining form as in `full-grown' or `full-fledged')
[adjective] having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
[adjective] having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
[adjective] constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
[adjective] not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"
[adjective] complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
[adjective] containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
[adjective] (of sound) having marked depth and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
[adjective] (informal) having consumed enough food or drink; "a full stomach"
[verb] increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
[verb] make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
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\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}.
\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.
\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.
\Full\, v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.
\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.
\Full\, v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.

Synonyms for full

awash(p), booming, brimful, brimful of(p), chockful, complete, congested, entire, flooded, glutted, grumbling, instinct(p), laden, orotund, overflowing, overfull, overrun with(p), plangent, replete(p), rich, rotund, sonorous, swarming, teeming with(p), thick with(p), total, to the full, well-lined, wide, wide-cut

Antonyms: empty, thin, wane

See also: alter | change | increase |

Related terms: all-sufficing, ample, brilliant, completely, dyed, exceedingly, full-bodied, high water, impletion, inebrious, jaded, jammed, overfullness, prevailing, ready to burst, resonating, rich, rolling, serious, slaked, smack, smack-dab, surfeited, tinctured, toned, trig, unbounded, uncircumscribed, without strings, zaftig

The fun area, different aproach to word »full«

Let's analyse "full" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LLUF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: ..-. ..- .-.. .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: full: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: full: 6 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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