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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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- 1 containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
■ having eaten as much as one is able.
■ filled with intense emotion.
■ (full of) having a large number or quantity of.
■ (full of) unable to stop talking or thinking about: they had their photographs taken and he was full of it.
- 2 not lacking or omitting anything; complete.
■ (of a covering material in bookbinding) used for the entire cover.
- 3 plump or rounded: a full figure.
■ (of the hair) having body.
■ (of a garment) made using much material.
■ (of a sound or colour) strong and rich.
- 4 involving a lot of activities: he lived a full life.
- 5 Austral./NZ & Scottish informal drunk.
- 1 straight; directly.
- 2 very: he knew full well she was too polite to barge in.
■ archaic entirely.
- 1 archaic the period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.
- 2 the state or time of full moon.
- 1 black English make full; fill up.
- 2 gather or pleat so as to make a garment full.
- 3 dialect or US (of the moon or tide) become full.
full and by Sailing close-hauled but with sails filling.
full of oneself very self-satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self-worth.
full of years archaic having lived to a considerable age.
full on
- 1 running at or providing maximum power or capacity.
- 2 so as to make a direct or significant impact.
■ informal not diluted in nature or effect: hours of full-on fun.
- 1 with maximum effort or power.
- 2 Printing flush with the margin.
full up filled to capacity.
in full
- 1 with nothing omitted.
- 2 to the full amount due.
- 3 to the utmost; completely.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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