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[[t]fʊl[/t]]

adj. full•er, full•est, adj.

1) completely filled; containing all that can be held:

a full cup[/ex]

2) complete; entire; maximum:

a full supply of food[/ex]

3) of the maximum size, amount, extent, volume, etc.:

a full load of five tons; to receive full pay[/ex]

4) clo (of garments, drapery, etc.) wide, ample, or having ample folds

5) abundant; well-supplied:

a cabinet full of medicine[/ex]

6) filled or rounded out, as in form:

a full figure[/ex]

7) engrossed; occupied (usu. fol. by of):

She was full of her own anxieties[/ex]

8) of the highest rank:

a full professor[/ex]

9) of the same parents:

full brothers[/ex]

10) mad ample and complete in volume or richness of sound:

a full-toned voice[/ex]

11) vin (of wines) having considerable body

12) exactly or directly:

The blow struck him full in the face[/ex]

13) very:

You know full well what I mean[/ex]

14) fully, completely, or entirely; quite; at least:

It happened full 40 years ago[/ex]

15) clo to make full by sewing, as by gathering or pleating

16) astron. (of the moon) to become full

17) the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree:

The moon is at the full[/ex]

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- in full to the full

Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE full, ful; c. OHG foll, ON fullr; akin to L plēnus, Gk plḗvēs full′ness, n. II

full

[[t]fʊl[/t]] v. t.

1) tex to cleanse and thicken (cloth) by special processes in manufacture

2) tex (of cloth) to become compacted or felted

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; back formation from fuller I