full \full\ f.ul, a. compar. fuller f.ul"~er;
   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.rna full, pr=a
   to fill, also to gr. poly`s much, e. poly-, pref., g. viel,
   as. fela. root80. cf. complete, fill, plenary,
   plenty.
   1. filled up, having within its limits all that it can
      contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
      of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
      full of water; a house full of people.
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            had the throne been full, their meeting would not
            have been regular.                    --blackstone.
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   2. abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,
      quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
      as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
      compensation; a house full of furniture.
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   3. not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;
      perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
      age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
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            it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
            pharaoh
            dreamed.                              --gen. xii. 1.
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            the man commands
            like a full soldier.                  --shak.
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            i can not
            request a fuller satisfaction
            than you have freely granted.         --ford.
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   4. sated; surfeited.
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            i am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --is. i.
                                                  11.
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   5. having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
      stored with information.
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            reading maketh a full man.            --bacon.
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   6. having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
      matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
      to be full of some project.
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            every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
            on decayed and weak constitutions.    --locke.
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   7. filled with emotions.
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            the heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                  --lowell.
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   8. impregnated; made pregnant. obs.
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            ilia, the fair, . . . full of mars.   --dryden.
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   at full, when full or complete. --shak.

   full age law the age at which one attains full personal
      rights; majority; -- in england and the united states the
      age of 21 years. --abbott.

   full and by naut., sailing closehauled, having all the
      sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.

   full band mus., a band in which all the instruments are
      employed.

   full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
      leather, as distinguished from half binding.

   full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.

   full brother or full sister, a brother or sister having
      the same parents as another.

   full cry hunting, eager chase; -- said of hounds that
      have caught the scent, and give tongue together.

   full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
      etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.

   full hand poker, three of a kind and a pair.

   full moon.
      a the moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
          opposite to the sun.
      b the time when the moon is full.

   full organ mus., the organ when all or most stops are
      out.

   full score mus., a score in which all the parts for
      voices and instruments are given.

   full sea, high water.

   full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "leaving
      corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
      own extravagant actings." south colloq.

   in full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
      in words, and not indicated by figures.

   in full blast. see under blast.
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see also:
fuller fullest complete fill plenary plenty 
at full full age full and by full band full binding 
full bottom full brother full sister full cry full dress 
full hand full moon full organ full score full sea 
full swing in full in full blast blast