Full - Definition

adv 1: 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" [syn: fully, to
the full, full]
adj 1: 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" [ant: empty]
2: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an
entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full
attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire, full,
total]
3: complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full
game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" [syn: full,
total]
4: filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
[syn: full, replete(p)]
5: (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a
full voice" [ant: thin]
6: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure";
"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full,
good]
7: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full
summer" [syn: broad(a), full(a)]
8: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers";
"a full skirt" [syn: wide, wide-cut, full]
n 1: the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is
at the full" [syn: full moon, full-of-the-moon, full
phase of the moon, full]
v 1: beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the
cloth"
2: make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: wax, full]
[ant: wane]