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full1

[foo

l] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, adverb, verb, noun

–adjective

1.	completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.

2.	complete; entire; maximum: a full supply of food for a three-day hike.

3.	of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.: a full load of five tons; to receive full pay.

4.	(of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds.

5.	abundant; well-supplied: a yard full of litter; a cabinet full of medicine.

6.	filled or rounded out, as in form: a full bust.

7.	engrossed; occupied (usually fol. by of): She was full of her own anxieties.

8.	of the same parents: full brothers.

9.	Music. ample and complete in volume or richness of sound.

10.	(of wines) having considerable body.

11.

Baseball.

a.	(of the count on a batter) amounting to three balls and two strikes: He hit a slider for a homer on a full count.

b.	having base runners at first, second, and third bases; loaded.

12.	being slightly oversized, as a sheet of glass cut too large to fit into a frame.

13.	Poker. of or pertaining to the three cards of the same denomination in a full house: He won the hand with a pair of kings and sixes full.

–adverb

14.	exactly or directly: The blow struck him full in the face.

15.	very: You know full well what I mean.

16.	fully, completely, or entirely; quite; at least: The blow knocked him full around. It happened full 30 years ago.

–verb (used with object)

17.

Sewing.

a.	to make full, as by gathering or pleating.

b.	to bring (the cloth) on one side of a seam to a little greater fullness than on the other by gathering or tucking very slightly.

–verb (used without object)

18.	(of the moon) to become full.

–noun

19.	the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree: The moon is at the full.

—Idioms

20.

in full,

a.	to or for the full or required amount.

b.	without abridgment: The book was reprinted in full.

21.	to the full, to the greatest extent; thoroughly: They enjoyed themselves to the full.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE full, ful; c. Goth fulls, ON fullr, OHG foll (G voll); akin to L plénus, Gk plrés

]

—Related forms

fullness, noun

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[foo

l] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.	to cleanse and thicken (cloth) by special processes in manufacture.

–verb (used without object)

2.	(of cloth) to become compacted or felted.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME fullen; back formation from fuller¹

]

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full¹ (fŏŏl) Pronunciation Key
adj. full·er, full·est

Containing all that is normal or possible: a full pail.
Complete in every particular: a full account.
Baseball
1. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.
2. Having a base runner at first, second, and third base: The bases were full when the slugger stepped up to bat.
3. Of maximum or highest degree: at full speed.
4. Being at the peak of development or maturity: in full bloom.
5. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure.
6. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies.
7. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.
8. Providing an abundance, especially of food.
1. Of maximum or highest degree: at full speed.
2. Being at the peak of development or maturity: in full bloom.
3. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure.
4. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies.
5. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.
6. Providing an abundance, especially of food.
Having a great deal or many: a book full of errors.
Totally qualified, accepted, or empowered: a full member of the club.
1. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure.
2. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies.
3. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.
4. Providing an abundance, especially of food.
1. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.
2. Providing an abundance, especially of food.
Having depth and body; rich: a full aroma; full tones.
Completely absorbed or preoccupied: "He was already pretty full of himself" (Ron Rosenbaum).
Possessing both parents in common: full brothers; full sisters.

adv.

To a complete extent; entirely: knowing full well.
Exactly; directly: full in the path of the moon.

v.   fulled, full·ing, fulls

v.   tr.
To make (a garment) full, as by pleating or gathering.

v.   intr.
To become full. Used of the moon.

n.

The maximum or complete size or amount: repaid in full.
The highest degree or state: living life to the full.

[Middle English ful, from Old English full; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

full'ness, ful'ness n.

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full² (fŏŏl) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. fulled, full·ing, fulls
To increase the weight and bulk of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.

[Middle English fullen, from Old French fouler, from Vulgar Latin *fullāre, from Latin fullō, fuller; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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full (adj.)

O.E. full "completely, full," from P.Gmc. *fullaz (cf. O.Fris. ful, O.N. fullr, O.H.G. fol, Ger. voll, Goth. fulls), from PIE *ple- (see plenary). Adverbial sense was common in M.E. (full well, full many, etc.). Full moon was O.E. fulles monan; first record of full-blood in relation to racial purity is from 1812. Full house is 1710 in the theatrical sense, 1887 in the poker sense.

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full (v.)

"to tread or beat cloth to cleanse or thicken it," 1377, from O.Fr. fuler (see foil (v.)); O.E. had the agent-noun fuller, probably directly from L. fullo. The material called fuller's earth (silicate of alumina) is first recorded 1523, so called because it was used in cleansing cloth.

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full
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" [ant: empty]
2.	constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire]
3.	complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
4.	filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
5.	(of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" [ant: thin]
6.	having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
7.	being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer" [syn: broad]
8.	having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: wide]
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't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: fully]
noun
1.	the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full" [syn: full moon]
verb
1.	beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"
2.	make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
3.	increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: wax] [ant: wane]

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full

In addition to the idioms beginning with full, also see glass is half full; have one's hands full; in full swing; to the full. Also see under fill.

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Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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Full

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.

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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.

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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.

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Full

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

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Full

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.

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Full

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

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