| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: 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 a. Amounting to three balls and two strikes. Used of a count. b. Having a base runner at first, second, and third base: The bases were full when the slugger stepped up to bat. 4a. Of maximum or highest degree: at full speed. b. Being at the peak of development or maturity: in full bloom. 5. Having a great deal or many: a book full of errors. 6. Totally qualified, accepted, or empowered: a full member of the club. 7a. Rounded in shape; plump: a full figure. b. Having or made with a generous amount of fabric: full draperies. 8a. Having an appetite completely satisfied, especially for food or drink: was full after the Thanksgiving dinner. b. Providing an abundance, especially of food. 9. Having depth and body; rich: a full aroma; full tones. 10. Completely absorbed or preoccupied: “He was already pretty full of himself” (Ron Rosenbaum). 11. Possessing both parents in common: full brothers; full sisters. | | ADVERB: | 1. To a complete extent; entirely: knowing full well. 2. Exactly; directly: full in the path of the moon. | | VERB: | Inflected forms: fulled, full·ing, fulls
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To make (a garment) full, as by pleating or gathering. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To become full. Used of the moon. | | NOUN: | 1. The maximum or complete size or amount: repaid in full. 2. The highest degree or state: living life to the full. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English ful, from Old English full. See pel -1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | full ness, fulness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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