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Dictionary: full1   (fʊl) pronunciation
adj., full·er, full·est.
  1. Containing all that is normal or possible: a full pail.
  2. Complete in every particular: a full account.
  3. Baseball.
    1. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count.
    2. Having a base runner at first, second, and third base: The bases were full when the slugger stepped up to bat.
    1. Of maximum or highest degree: at full speed.
    2. Being at the peak of development or maturity: in full bloom.
  4. Having a great deal or many: a book full of errors.
  5. Totally qualified, accepted, or empowered: a full member of the club.
    1. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure.
    2. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies.
    1. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner.
    2. Providing an abundance, especially of food.
  6. Having depth and body; rich: a full aroma; full tones.
  7. Completely absorbed or preoccupied: "He was already pretty full of himself" (Ron Rosenbaum).
  8. Possessing both parents in common: full brothers; full sisters.
adv.
  1. To a complete extent; entirely: knowing full well.
  2. Exactly; directly: full in the path of the moon.

v., fulled, full·ing, fulls.

v.tr.
To make (a garment) full, as by pleating or gathering.

v.intr.
To become full. Used of the moon.

n.
  1. The maximum or complete size or amount: repaid in full.
  2. The highest degree or state: living life to the full.

[Middle English ful, from Old English full.]

fullness full'ness or ful'ness n.

full2 (fʊl) pronunciation
tr.v., fulled, full·ing, fulls.
To increase the weight and bulk of (cloth) by shrinking and beating or pressing.

[Middle English fullen, from Old French fouler, from Vulgar Latin *fullāre, from Latin fullō, fuller.]


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adjective

  1. Completely filled: brimful, brimming, bursting, chockablock, packed, replete. See full/empty/capacity.
  2. Lacking nothing essential or normal: complete, entire, intact, integral, perfect, whole. See part/whole.
  3. Not more or less: complete, entire, good, perfect, round, whole. See part/whole, precise/imprecise.
  4. Not deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness: close, exact, faithful, rigorous, strict. See careful/careless.
  5. Characterized by attention to detail: blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, minute2, particular, thorough. See specific/general.
  6. Of full measure; not narrow or restricted: ample, capacious, voluminous, wide. See tighten/loosen.

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adj

Definition: brimming, filled; deep
Antonyms: empty, incomplete, void

adj

Definition: deep in sound
Antonyms: faint, light, low

adj

Definition: satiated in hunger
Antonyms: empty, hungry, needy, starved, unsatisfied

adj

Definition: thorough
Antonyms: incomplete


Architecture: full
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Of a dimension, slightly oversize.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Complete in number, amount, or duration.

pronunciation A man of courage is also full of faith. — Cicero, (106-43 BC), Roman orator, statesman, philosopher and writer.

Tutor's tip: Only a "fool" (a stupid person) would start out on a road trip without making sure the gas tank is "full" (completely filled) of "fuel" (something that creates energy, such as gasoline).

Translations: Full
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - fuld, mæt, grundig, svulmende
adv. - fuld-, fuldt, ganske, helt, lige
n. - fuld-, strandvold
v. tr. - gøre fyldig (i syning)
v. intr. - blive fuld (om månen)

idioms:

  • at full stretch    i fuldt firspring
  • be full of    være fuld af
  • be full of oneself    være selvoptaget
  • come full circle    komme tilbage til start
  • full age    myndighedsalder
  • full board    helpension
  • full dress    galla, selskabstøj
  • full employment    fuld beskæftigelse
  • full frontal    nøgenbillede
  • full house    fuldt hus
  • full marks    al ære og respekt
  • full stop    punktum
  • full time    fuldtid, heltid
  • full to the brim    fyldt til randen
  • full up    mæt, alt optaget
  • full well    ganske
  • in full    uforkortet
  • in the fullness of time    i tidens fylde
  • to the full    i fuldt omfang
  • turn full circle    komme tilbage til start

2.
v. tr. - valke, stampe

Nederlands (Dutch)
vol, volledig, maximum, zeer, recht, versterkend woord, volledige hoeveelheid, opvullen, rond worden (maan), wol bewerken

Français (French)
1.
adj. - plein, bien rempli, complet, ample, copieux, total, entier, à part entière, rond/plein, large, bouffant, (Naut) gonflé (une voile)
adv. - en plein, fort bien, complètement, à fond
n. - montant/grandeur maximum, (au) plus haut degré
v. tr. - remplir, remplir à ras bord, rendre bouffant (un vêtement), froncer
v. intr. - (Astron) être en période de pleine lune

idioms:

  • at full stretch    tendu au maximum
  • come full circle    la boucle est bouclée
  • full age    âge adulte
  • full board    pension complète
  • full dress    tenue de cérémonie, grande tenue
  • full employment    plein emploi
  • full frontal    de face, direct, qui frappe dur
  • full house    (Théât) être salle comble, (jouer) à guichets fermés, (faire) un full (poker)
  • full marks    (GB) la note maximale
  • full of    être plein de
  • full of oneself    être imbu de sa personne
  • full on    à fond, (ouvrir un robinet) en grand
  • full out    (aller) à toute vitesse/à toute allure
  • full stop    point (final), (s'arrêter) net
  • full time    (Sport) fin du match
  • full to the brim    (être) plein à ras-bord
  • full up    repu, rassasié, au complet
  • full well    (savoir qch) bien/parfaitement
  • in full    intégralement, en totalité
  • in the fullness of time    dans la plénitude du temps
  • to the full    pleinement
  • turn full circle    boucler la boucle

2.
v. tr. - (Tex) fouler (l'étoffe)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - vollständig, ausführlich, ganz, satt, voll, füllig
adv. - völlig, gänzlich, gerade, direkt, genau
n. - Höhepunkt, Vollmond, das Ganze
v. - voll werden

idioms:

  • at full stretch    mit aller Kraft
  • come full circle    der Kreis schließt sich
  • full age    Volljährigkeit
  • full board    Vollpension
  • full dress    Gesellschaftsanzug
  • full employment    Vollbeschäftigung
  • full frontal    unverhüllt
  • full house    ausverkauftes Haus, (Poker) Full house
  • full marks    höchste Bewertung
  • full of    voll sein mit, etwas intensiv fühlen
  • full of oneself    sehr von sich eingenommen sein, sich sehr wichtig nehmen
  • full on    jmdm./etw. die Stirn bieten
  • full out    mit Volldampf
  • full stop    Punkt
  • full time    Spielende, ganztags
  • full to the brim    randvoll
  • full up    voll besetzt
  • full well    ganz genau
  • in full    integral
  • in the fullness of time    wenn die Zeit dafür gekommen ist
  • to the full    zum äußersten
  • turn full circle    der Kreis schließt sich

2.
v. - sich bauschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλήρης, γεμάτος, (για σώμα) αφράτος, παχουλός, χορτασμένος, μπουκωμένος, ολόκληρος, (ενδυμ.) φαρδύς, φουσκωτός, ολόσωμος
n. - πληρότητα, (το) όλον

idioms:

  • at full stretch    με όλες μου τις δυνάμεις
  • be full of    γεμάτος από..., πλήρης, βρίθων
  • be full of oneself    είμαι αυτάρεσκος
  • come full circle    ολοκληρώνω την πορεία μου, κάνω τον κύκλο μου
  • full age    ενηλικότητα
  • full board    (για ξενοδοχεία κ.λπ.) πλήρης διατροφή
  • full dress    επίσημη αμφίεση/περιβολή
  • full employment    (οικον.) πλήρης απασχόληση
  • full frontal    ολόγυμνος, τσιτσίδι
  • full house    (στο πόκερ κ.λπ.) φουλ
  • full marks    άριστα
  • full stop    (γραμμ.) τελεία (στιγμή)
  • full time    τακτικός, πλήρους απασχολήσεως, με πλήρες ωράριο
  • full to the brim    ξέχειλος, φισκαρισμένος, υπερπλήρης
  • full up    υπερπλήρης, φίσκα, κάργα
  • full well    άριστα, πολύ καλά
  • in full    στο ακέραιο, πλήρως, χωρίς έκπτωση, ολογράφως
  • in the fullness of time    με το πλήρωμα του χρόνου
  • to the full    πάρα πολύ
  • turn full circle    γυρνώ από εκεί που ξεκίνησα

Italiano (Italian)
completo, sazio, pieno

idioms:

  • be full of    esser pieno di
  • be full of oneself    essere pieni di sé
  • full age    maggiore età
  • full board    pensione completa
  • full dress    abito da cerimonia
  • full employment    pieno impiego
  • full frontal    integrale
  • full house    tutto esaurito
  • full marks    a pieni voti
  • full stop    punto
  • full time    a tempo pieno
  • full to the brim    pieno fino all'orlo
  • full up    strapieno
  • full well    perfettamente, benissimo
  • in full    integralmente
  • in the fullness of time    nel momento giusto
  • to the full    al massimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cheio
n. - totalidade (f)

idioms:

  • be full of    estar repleto de
  • be full of oneself    estar cheio de si (orgulhoso)
  • full age    maioridade (f)
  • full board    pensão (f) completa (hotel)
  • full dress    traje (m) a rigor
  • full employment    pleno emprego
  • full frontal    nu frontal
  • full house    casa (f) cheia (teatro)
  • full marks    nota (f) máxima
  • full stop    ponto (m) final
  • full time    tempo (m) integral
  • full to the brim    cheio até o limite
  • full up    lotado
  • full well    muito
  • in full    integralmente
  • in the fullness of time    a plenitude dos tempos
  • to the full    na íntegra

Русский (Russian)
полный, несокращенный, исчерпывающий, изобилующий, пухлый, широкий, наевшийся досыта, полнозвучный, глубокий, полноправный, как раз

idioms:

  • be full of    наесться, иметь что-либо в избытке
  • be full of oneself    быть высокого мнения о себе
  • full age    совершеннолетие
  • full board    полный пансион
  • full dress    во всей красе
  • full employment    полная занятость
  • full frontal    голый спереди
  • full house    аншлаг, выигрышный сет в покер
  • full marks    высокая оценка
  • full stop    точка
  • full time    на полную ставку, полное время игры
  • full to the brim    полный до краев
  • full up    сытый по горло, битком набитый
  • full well    отлично
  • in full    вполне
  • in the fullness of time    в далеком будущем
  • to the full    вполне

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - completo, cabal, entero, íntegro, saciado, harto, satisfecho, lleno, sonoro
adv. - enteramente, plenamente, completamente, extremadamente, exactamente
n. - lleno, máximo, suma íntegra
v. tr. - llenar, dar amplitud
v. intr. - llegar al plenilunio (la luna)

idioms:

  • at full stretch    a todo gas, a toda mecha
  • come full circle    dar una vuelta completa
  • full age    mayoría de edad
  • full board    pensión completa
  • full dress    de gala, de etiqueta
  • full employment    pleno empleo
  • full frontal    desnudo integral, frontal, directo
  • full house    lleno (cine, teatro), full (póker), cartón lleno (bingo, lotería)
  • full marks    reconocimiento incondicional, calificación máxima
  • full of    lleno de, colmado de
  • full of oneself    ser muy creído
  • full on    completo, lleno de
  • full out    lo máximo posible
  • full stop    punto, punto y aparte
  • full time    jornada completa
  • full to the brim    lleno hasta el tope/borde
  • full up    completamente lleno
  • full well    perfectamente, muy bien
  • in full    en su totalidad, completo
  • in the fullness of time    con el tiempo
  • to the full    al máximo, completamente
  • turn full circle    dar una vuelta completa

2.
v. tr. - limpiar, limpiar al vapor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fullsatt, full, riklig, fulltalig, skarp, fyllig, berusad (austr.)
n. - i sin helhet, höjdpunkt, valka (textil.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 满的, 吃饱的, 充满的, 完全的, 直接地, 非常地, 正好, 恰好, 充分地, 将缝得宽松, 给打大褶, 充分, 极盛时, 全部, 顶点

idioms:

  • at full stretch    非常紧张
  • be full of    充满着
  • be full of oneself    自大, 自私
  • come full circle    回到原地
  • full age    成年
  • full board    全膳
  • full dress    全装, 正式的晚礼服
  • full employment    全职工作
  • full frontal    正面裸体
  • full house    三张相同和二张相同的牌, 客满
  • full marks    满分, 称赞, 赞扬
  • full stop    句点, 句号
  • full time    全部时间, 专任
  • full to the brim    装满
  • full up    全满地, 厌烦的, 几乎要流泪的
  • full well    非常清楚, 明明知道
  • in full    全部地
  • in the fullness of time    在适当的时候, 在注定的时刻
  • to the full    完全地, 充分地
  • turn full circle    转了一圈

2. 漂洗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 滿的, 吃飽的, 充滿的, 完全的
adv. - 直接地, 非常地, 正好, 恰好, 充分地
v. tr. - 將縫得寬鬆, 給打大褶
v. intr. - 將縫得寬鬆, 給打大褶
n. - 充分, 極盛時, 全部, 頂點

idioms:

  • at full stretch    非常緊張
  • be full of    充滿著
  • be full of oneself    自大, 自私
  • come full circle    回到原地
  • full age    成年
  • full board    全膳
  • full dress    全裝, 正式的晚禮服
  • full employment    全職工作
  • full frontal    正面裸體
  • full house    三張相同和二張相同的牌, 客滿
  • full marks    滿分, 稱讚, 讚揚
  • full stop    句點, 句號
  • full time    全部時間, 專任
  • full to the brim    裝滿
  • full up    全滿地, 厭煩的, 幾乎要流淚的
  • full well    非常清楚, 明明知道
  • in full    全部地
  • in the fullness of time    在適當的時候, 在注定的時刻
  • to the full    完全地, 充分地
  • turn full circle    轉了一圈

2.
v. tr. - 漂洗

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 가득찬, 빽빽한 , 충분한, 최소의, 헐렁한
adv. - 정면으로, 매우, 완전히
n. - 최고, 절정
v. tr. - 주름으로 넉넉하게 하다
v. intr. - (달이) 차다

idioms:

  • at full stretch    전력으로
  • be full of    ~으로 가득찬
  • be full of oneself    자기 생각만 하는
  • come full circle    원점으로 돌아가다
  • in full    전부, 전액, 생략 없이
  • in the fullness of time    시간이 경과한
  • to the full    충분히, 최대한으로
  • turn full circle    원점으로 돌아가다

2.
v. tr. - (천) 축융하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いっぱいの, 満ちた, 満員の, 完全な, 豊かな, ふっくらした, 腹がいっぱいの, 胸がいっぱいの, 強烈な, 濃い, たっぷりの
adv. - まともに, ちょうど, 十分に
n. - 十分, 真っ盛り

idioms:

  • at full blast    盛んに送風中で, 音量を上げて
  • at full pelt    全速力で
  • at full stretch    最大限に利用して
  • be full of    …で満ちて
  • be full of oneself    うぬぼれている
  • come/turn full circle    もとの場所に戻る
  • full age    成年
  • full board    全食付きの宿泊
  • full dress    正装
  • full employment    完全雇用
  • full frontal    まる見えの
  • full house    フルハウス, 満員
  • full marks    満点
  • full moon    満月
  • full of adventure    危険いっぱいの
  • full of beans    元気いっぱいで, やんちゃで
  • full stop    終止符
  • full strength    全強, 全強度
  • full tilt    全速力で, 全力を出して
  • full time    全就業時間, 常勤, 試合終了, フルタイム
  • full to the brim    あふれんばかりに
  • full up    いっぱいで, 飽きて
  • full well    充実して
  • have one's hands full    手がいっぱいだ
  • in full    全部, 略さずに
  • in full cry    一斉に追跡して, 総掛かりで
  • in full flow    うまくいく
  • in full swing    たけなわで
  • in full view of everyone    各自を考慮して
  • on a full stomach    満腹の時に
  • the full treatment    人の扱い方
  • to the full    十分に, 心ゆくまで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شبعان , ممتلىء , مليء (الاسم) ملء الشيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלא, שבע, שלם, ישר, שופע, בדיוק, שיכור (מדוברת)‬
adv. - ‮היישר, מאוד, בדיוק‬
v. tr. - ‮מילא‬
v. intr. - ‮התמלא, היה מלא‬
n. - ‮שיא, שיכור (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮כיבס‬


 
 
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