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UK/fʊl/ US/fʊɫ/ very common informal

adjective

1.

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”
2.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

  • “an entire town devastated by an earthquake”
  • “gave full attention”
  • “a total failure”
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3.

complete in extent or degree and in every particular

  • “a full game”
  • “a total eclipse”
  • “a total disaster”
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4.

filled to satisfaction with food or drink

  • “a full stomach”
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5.

(of sound) having marked depth and body

  • “full tones”
  • “a full voice”
6.

having the normally expected amount

  • “gives full measure”
  • “gives good measure”
  • “a good mile from here”
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7.

being at a peak or culminating point

  • “broad day”
  • “full summer”
  • “high noon”
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8.

not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit

  • “an undivided interest in the property”
  • “a full share”
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9.

having ample fabric

  • “the current taste for wide trousers”
  • “a full skirt”
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adverb

1.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full'' in this sense is used as a combining form)

  • “fully grown”
  • “he didn”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”

verb

1.

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening

  • “full the cloth”
3.

increase in phase

  • “the moon is waxing”
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Origin

From Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish full. Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian پر (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá). See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). For the "drunk, intoxicated" sense, compare also Swedish full and other Scandinavian languages.

Phrases

  • at full
  • at full pelt
  • at full stretch
  • at full throttle
  • at full tilt
  • at the full
  • bowl full
  • chock full
  • chock-a-block full
  • chocked full
  • double full
  • double full-full

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