full

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/fʊl/

adj 5noun 4verb 3adv 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.) holding/containing as much as it will hold

VERBS

be, look, seem

become, get

The swimming pool got full after the heavy rain last night.

leave sth

She left the sink full of dirty dishes when she went to bed.

ADV

absolutely, completely

The stadium was completely full by the time the match started.

almost, nearly, virtually

The swimming pool was almost full after the heavy rain last night.

half

PREP

The shopping bag was full of fresh groceries from the market.

(adj.) containing a lot of sth

VERBS

be, look, seem

ADV

extremely, very

fairly, pretty, quite

The stadium was pretty full by the time the concert started.

(adj.) having had enough to eat or drink

VERBS

be, feel

ADV

absolutely | rather

PHRASES

full up

After three helpings of dessert, the children were completely full up and refused any more cake.

Definitions

adj

Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.

The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.

Complete; with nothing omitted.

Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.

Anybody can cure a curable disease if he happens to have the right drug at hand, but the treatment of a condition for which there is no positive cure makes much greater demands on the doctor, who has to be practical pharmacologist, human being, psychiatrist, and father confessor—he has, in fact, to be a proper physician in the fullest sense of the word.

Complete; with nothing omitted.

Total, entire.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

She had tattoos the full length of her arms. He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

adv

Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Prospero: I have done nothing but in care of thee, Of thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who Art ignorant of what thou art; naught knowing Of whence I am, nor that I am more better Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell, And thy no greater father.

[…] full in the centre of the sacred wood

noun

Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.

The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide.

Sicilian tortures and the brazen bull, Are emblems, rather than express the full Of what he feels.

The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.

It is like, that the brain of man waxeth moister and fuller upon the full of the moon: …

a. 1656, Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt (editor), Works, Volume VII: Practical Works, Revised edition, 1808 page 219, This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses, while the shadow of this sinful mass hides her beauty from the world.

A flip involving a complete turn in midair.

An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the time when the Moon is fully illuminated

full-of-the-moon

verb — increase in phase

adjective — having the normally expected amount

good

adjective — having ample fabric

wide
wide-cut

adjective — constituting the full quantity or extent

adjective — complete in extent or degree and in every particular

total

adverb — to the greatest degree or extent

fully

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

full of hot air

Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.

Did the salesman tell you anything new, or was he just full of hot air?

full of it

Minced oath of full of shit.

Do you believe him? I think he's full of it.

one brick short of a full load

Not mentally sound; insane.

I feel fine today, but that gentleman conversing with the house plant there may be one brick short of a full load.

have one's hands full

To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.

He already has his hands full with two kids and a full-time job, yet he still makes time to volunteer.

at full tilt

At full speed; very quickly.

Don't go racing around corners at full tilt or you'll hit someone.

Example Bank

The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.

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Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.

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Anybody can cure a curable disease if he happens to have the right drug at hand, but the treatment of a condition for which there is no positive cure makes much greater demands on the doctor, who has

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[…] full in the centre of the sacred wood

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You know full well what makes me look so pale.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, full is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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