Full

a. [compar. FULLER; superl. FULLEST.] [A-S. & Sw. full, O. Sax. ful, Icel. fullr, Goth. fulls, Dan. fuld, O. H. Ger. fol, N. H. Ger. voll, D. vol. Cf. FILL.]

1Sense 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 any thing else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.

Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. Blackstone.

2Sense 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation.

3Sense 3. Amply provided or furnished; abounding in; well laden with; — often with of; as, a house full of furniture, and the like.

I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams. Isa. i. 11.

4Sense 4. 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.

It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. Gen. xli. 1.

I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. Ford.

At full, when full or complete. Shak.—Full and by (Naut.), sailing close-hauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as possible. Totten.—Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the voices and instruments are employed.—Full moon, the moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun; also, the time when the moon is full.—Full organ (Mus.), an organ in which all or most of the stops are out.

n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide. Shak. Full of the moon, the time of full moon.

Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with full force or effect; completely; exactly; entirely. The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. The diapason closing full in man. Dryden. Full is prefixed to other words, chiefly participles, to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed, full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, and others. Such compounds are self-defining.

To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FULLED; p. pr. & vb. n. FULLING.] [A-S. fullian, to make full or perfect, to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere, fullo, a bleacher, D. vullen, vollen, L. Lat. fullare, to thicken cloth, folare, to smooth, bleach, Pr. folar, It. follare, Fr. fouler; Lat. fullo, fuller, cloth-fuller.] To thicken in a mill, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material does not full well.