full
full (fo̵ol)
adjective
- having in it all there is space for; holding or containing as much as possible; filled a full jar
- having eaten all that one wants
- having had more than one can stand (of)
- using or occupying all of a given space a full load
- having a great deal or number (of); crowded a room full of people
- well supplied, stocked, or provided; rich or abounding (with of) woods full of game
- rich in detail full information
- filling the required number, capacity, measure, etc.; complete a full dozen
- thorough; absolute to come to a full stop
- having reached the greatest development, size, extent, intensity, etc. a full moon, full speed
- ☆ having attained the highest regular rank a full professor
- having the same parents full brothers
- having clearness, volume, and depth a full tone
- plump; round; filled out a full face
- with loose, wide folds; ample; flowing a full skirt
- greatly affected by emotion, etc.
- occupied or engrossed with ideas, thoughts, etc.
- ☆ Baseball
- designating a count of three balls and two strikes on the batter
- with a runner at each of the three bases
Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger voll, Goth fulls < IE base *pel-, to fill > L plenus, full & plere, to fill, Gr plēthein, to be full, Welsh llawn, full
noun
adverb
- to the greatest degree; completely; fully a full-grown boy
- directly; exactly to be hit full in the face
- very full well
transitive verb
intransitive verb
at the full
in full
- to, for, or with the full amount, value, etc.
- with all the words or letters; not abbreviated or condensed
full (fo̵ol)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Etymology: ME fullen < OFr fuler < ML fullare, to full < L fullo, cloth fuller
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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