Definition
Meaning of 'full'
Meaning of 'full' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Full 
[ adv.]
- Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution;
with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly;
entirely. [ adv.]2. Full [ 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.
- 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.
- Sated; surfeited.
- Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
- 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.
- Filled with emotions.
- Impregnated; made pregnant.
3. Full [ n.]
- Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. [ n.]- To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.
4. Full [ v. i.]
- To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls
at midnight. [ v. i.]- To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.
Meaning of 'full' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. full [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
Example in sentence:
- the moon is at the full
2. full [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
- beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
Example in sentence:
- full the cloth
Meaning (3):
- increase in phase
- increase in phase
Example in sentence:
- the moon is waxing
3. full [ a]
[ a]Meaning (4):
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
Example in sentence:
- a full glass;
- a full life;
- a sky full of stars;
- the auditorium was full to overflowing
Meaning (5):
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
- (of sound) having marked deepness and body
Example in sentence:
- a full voice;
- full tones
4. full [ r]
[ r]Meaning (6):
- to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
- to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
Example in sentence:
- full-fledged;
- full-grown;
- fully grown;
- he didn't fully understand;
- knew full well
5. full [ s]
[ s]Meaning (7):
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
- complete in extent or degree and in every particular
Example in sentence:
- a full game;
- a total disaster;
- a total eclipse
Meaning (8):
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
- filled to satisfaction with food or drink
Example in sentence:
- a full stomach
Meaning (9):
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
- constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
Example in sentence:
- a total failure;
- an entire town devastated by an earthquake;
- gave full attention
Meaning (10):
- being at a peak or culminating point
- being at a peak or culminating point
Example in sentence:
- broad daylight;
- full summer
Meaning (11):
- having the normally expected amount
- having the normally expected amount
Example in sentence:
- a good mile from here;
- gives full measure;
- gives good measure
Meaning (12):
- having ample fabric
- having ample fabric
Example in sentence:
- a full skirt;
- the current taste for wide trousers
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