full

full
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full [1] ADJECTIVE 1) containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. 2) (full of) having a large number or quantity of. 3) not lacking or omitting anything; complete. 4) (full of) unable to stop talking or thinking about. 5) plump or rounded. 6) (of flavour, sound, or colour) strong, rich, or intense.
ADVERB 1) straight; directly. 2) very.
full of oneself — Cf. ↑full of oneself
full on — Cf. ↑full on
full out — Cf. ↑full out
full steam (or speed) ahead — Cf. ↑full steam ahead
full up — Cf. ↑full up
to the full — Cf. ↑to the full
ORIGIN Old English.
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full [2] VERB clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture.
ORIGIN probably from FULLER(Cf. ↑fuller), influenced by Old French fouler «press hard upon».

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  • Full — (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l [ e]r); superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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