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full adjective [ fʊl ]

• containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
• "waste bins full of rubbish"
Similar: filled, filled up, filled to capacity, filled to the brim, brimming, brimful, overflowing, running over, topped up, crowded, packed, crammed, cramped, congested, crushed, solid (with people), full of people, full to capacity, full to bursting, overfull, teeming, swarming, overcrowded, thronged, mobbed, jam-packed, wall-to-wall, stuffed, chock-a-block, chock-full, bursting at the seams, bulging at the seams, packed to the gunwales, like Piccadilly Circus, heaving, occupied, taken, in use, engaged, unavailable, well stocked, well supplied, loaded, burdened, stacked,
Opposite: empty,
• not lacking or omitting anything; complete.
• "a full range of sports facilities"
Similar: comprehensive, thorough, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, all-embracing, in depth, complete, entire, whole, unabridged, uncut, extensive, long, abundant, plentiful, ample, copious, profuse, rich, lavish, liberal, detailed, in detail, specific, precise, exact, accurate, minute, particular, sufficient, satisfying, broad-ranging,
Opposite: incomplete, selective, partial, vague,
• (of a person's figure or part of the body) plump or rounded.
• "she had full lips"
Similar: well rounded, rounded, round, plump, buxom, shapely, ample, curvaceous, voluptuous, womanly, Junoesque, Rubensesque, busty, chesty, curvy, well upholstered, well endowed, zaftig, thick, thicc,
Opposite: thin,

full adverb

• straight; directly.
• "she turned her head and looked full into his face"
Similar: directly, right, straight, squarely, square, just, dead, point-blank, smack (bang), bang, slap, plumb,
Opposite: indirectly,
• very.
• "he knew full well she was too polite to barge in"
Similar: very, perfectly, quite, extremely, entirely, darn, damn, damned, jolly, bloody, darned, right,

full noun

• the period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

full verb

• make (something) full; fill up.
• "he full up the house with bawling"
• gather or pleat (fabric) so as to make a garment full.
• "a straight piece fulled into a small band at the top"
• (of the moon or tide) become full.
• "fulling moon aloft doth ride"
Origin: Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vol and German voll .

full verb

• clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture.
• "the fabric is then fulled to produce solid yet soft areas around the holes"
Origin: Middle English: probably a back-formation from fuller1, influenced by Old French fouler ‘press hard upon’ or medieval Latin fullare, based on Latin fullo ‘fuller’.

in full

• with nothing omitted.
• "I shall expect your life story in full"
Similar: in its entirety, in total, without omission/abridgement, unabridged, uncut, fully, in toto,
Opposite: in part, partially,

full and by

• close-hauled but with sails filling.

be full of it

• be lying or talking nonsense.
"don't listen to a word she says, she's full of it"

full of oneself

• very self-satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self-worth.
"he'd always been very full of himself"

full of years

• having lived to a considerable age.
"he died far from his native Champagne and full of years"

full on

• running at or providing maximum power or capacity.
"he had the heater full on"

full out

• as much or as far as possible; with maximum effort or power.
"he held his foot to the floor until the car raced full out"

full steam ahead

• with as much speed or energy as possible.
"just turn right and keep going full steam ahead"

in full

• with nothing omitted.
"I shall expect your life story in full"

to the full

• to the greatest possible extent.
"enjoy your free trip to Europe to the full"



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