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NGSL Rank: 409
full
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Meanings
adjective
  • containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
    E.g. waste bins full of rubbish
  • not lacking or omitting anything; complete.
    E.g. a full range of sports facilities
  • (of a person's figure or part of the body) plump or rounded.
    E.g. she had full lips
adverb
  • straight; directly.
    E.g. she turned her head and looked full into his face
  • very.
    E.g. he knew full well she was too polite to barge in
noun
  • the period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.
verb
  • make (something) full; fill up.
    E.g. he full up the house with bawling
  • gather or pleat (fabric) so as to make a garment full.
    E.g. a straight piece fulled into a small band at the top
  • (of the moon or tide) become full.
    E.g. fulling moon aloft doth ride
verb
  • clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture.
    E.g. the fabric is then fulled to produce solid yet soft areas around the holes

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