full
adv.
straight, directly; very; completely, entirely
v.
clean and thicken fabric during the manufacturing process; make fuller (clothing)
adj.
holding its complete capacity; complete; abundant; well-stocked; satiated (i.e. hunger); large; engrossed, occupied
n.
quality of being full, completeness
Full
full
Verb
1. beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"
(hypernym) beat
(derivation) fuller
2. make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
(synonym) wax
(hypernym) increase
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"
(antonym) empty
(similar) afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing
(attribute) fullness
2. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
(synonym) entire, total
(similar) whole
3. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
(synonym) total
(similar) complete
4. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
(synonym) replete(p)
(similar) nourished
5. (of sound) having marked depth and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
(antonym) thin
(similar) booming, stentorian
6. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
(synonym) good
(similar) ample
7. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
(synonym) broad(a), full(a)
(similar) high
8. not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"
(synonym) undivided
(similar) whole
9. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
(synonym) wide, wide-cut
(similar) ample
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"
(synonym) fully, to the full
(classification) combining form
füllen
v.
fill, put in until full, supply with as much as is needed; inflate, swell, fill with air or gas; load, charge a battery, reload energy into an energy storage cell; burden, pack with cargo; heap, pile up, fill full; fatten; compress, stuff; occupy
Full
(v. i.)
To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.
(v. i.)
To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.
(n.)
To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.
(n.)
Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.
(Compar.)
Sated; surfeited.
(Compar.)
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.
(Compar.)
Impregnated; made pregnant.
(Compar.)
Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
(Compar.)
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.
(Compar.)
Filled with emotions.
(Compar.)
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.
(Compar.)
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.
(adv.)
Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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