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Definition of full



Overview of noun full

The noun full has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, full

(the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full")


Overview of verb full

The verb full has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. full

(beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth")

2. full

(make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering)

3. wax, full

(increase in phase; "the moon is waxing")


Overview of adj full

The adj full has 8 senses? (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (41) full

(containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing")

2. (32) entire, full, total

(constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure")

3. (7) full, total

(complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster")

4. (2) full, replete

(filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach")

5. (1) full

((of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice")

6. (1) full, good

(having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here")

7. broad, full

(being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer")

8. wide, wide-cut, full

(having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt")


Overview of adv full

The adv full has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) fully, to the full, full

(to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged")