Full

adjective fuller · more full · fullest · most full

1. Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
2. Complete; with nothing omitted. Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
3. Surjective as a map of morphisms
4. Including all morphisms. Formally: Such that for every pairs of objects (X, Y) in S, the hom-sets operatorname Hom_S(X,Y) and operatorname Hom_C(X,Y) are equal.
5. Total, entire. 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
6. Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited. full member
7. informal Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete. "I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.
8. informal Replete, abounding with. This movie doesn't make sense; it's full of plot holes.
9. in plural, informal Carrying as much as possible. Hang on - my hands are full; just let me put these down.
10. Plump, round. full lips; a full face; a full figure
11. Having its entire face illuminated. For on those evenings, when the moon is full and bright and clear, mothers and fathers in Siam tell their children to look up at the moon and then ask them what they see there.
12. Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable. a full pleated skirt; She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.
13. Having depth and body; rich. a full singing voice
14. obsolete Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. Reading maketh a full man.
15. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it. She's full of her latest project.
16. Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
17. obsolete Impregnated; made pregnant. Ilia, the fair, […] full of Mars.
18. postpositional Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house. nines full of aces
19. Australia Drunk, intoxicated. Mr. Coniff: That is the only evidence you gave of his being intoxicated, that his hat was on the side? […] Mr. Coniff: That is the only indication you gave the committee when you were asked if the judge was full, that his hat was on the side of his head; is that right?

Similar: complete, thorough, baggy, big, large, loose, outsized, oversized, voluminous

adverb

1. archaic, not comparable Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. Prospero: I have done nothing but in care of thee, Of thee, my dear one, thee, my daughter, who Art ignorant of what thou art; naught knowing Of whence I am, nor that I am more better Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell, And thy no greater father.

noun fulls

1. Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill. The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide.
2. The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon. It is like, that the brain of man waxeth moister and fuller upon the full of the moon: …
3. A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
4. An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

verb fulls · fulling · fulled

1. To become full or wholly illuminated. The September moon fulls on the 20th at 24 minutes past midnight, and is called the harvest moon.

verb fulls · fulling · fulled

1. transitive To baptise. And thy diſciples fulleden men in thy name, in forgiueneſſe of her ſinnes.

verb fulls · fulling · fulled

1. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.

proper noun Fulls

1. A surname from German.