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full

/fʊl/

adjective

Meaning

  • 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."

  • Total, entire.

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

  • Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

    ""I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table."

  • (with of) Replete, abounding with.

    "I prefer my pizzas full of toppings."

  • (of physical features) Plump, round.

    "full lips; a full face; a full figure"

  • Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.

    "a full pleated skirt;   She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy."

  • Having depth and body; rich.

    "a full singing voice"

  • 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.

    "She's full of her latest project."

  • Filled with emotions.

  • Impregnated; made pregnant.

  • (postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.

    "I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank."

  • Drunk, intoxicated.

Synonyms

complete,
thorough,
abounding,
brimful,
bursting,
chock-a-block,
chock-full,
full up,
jam full,
jam-packed,
jammed,
laden,
loaded,
overflowing,
packed,
rammed,
stuffed,
baggy,
big,
large,
loose,
outsized,
oversized,
voluminous,
glutted,
gorged,
sated,
satiate,
satiated,
satisfied,
stuffed,
entire,
total

adverb

Meaning

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