Idioms for full
- to or for the full or required amount.
- without abridgment: The book was reprinted in full.
in full,
to the full,
to the greatest extent; thoroughly: They enjoyed themselves to the full.
Origin of full
1
before 900; Middle English, Old English
full, ful; cognate with Gothic
fulls, Old Norse
fullr, Old High German
foll (German
voll); akin to Latin
plēnus, Greek
plḗrēs
OTHER WORDS FROM full
full·ness, nounWords nearby full
Definition for full (2 of 2)
full
2
[ foo l ]
/ fʊl /
verb (used with object)
to cleanse and thicken (cloth) by special processes in manufacture.
verb (used without object)
(of cloth) to become compacted or felted.
Origin of full
2
1350–1400; Middle English
fullen; back formation from
fuller1
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British Dictionary definitions for full (1 of 2)
Derived forms of full
fullness or esp US fulness, nounWord Origin for full
Old English; related to Old Norse
fullr, Old High German
foll, Latin
plēnus, Greek
plērēs; see
fill
British Dictionary definitions for full (2 of 2)
full
2
/ (fʊl) /
verb
(of cloth, yarn, etc) to become or to make (cloth, yarn, etc) heavier and more compact during manufacture through shrinking and beating or pressing
Word Origin for full
C14: from Old French
fouler, ultimately from Latin
fullō a
fuller
1
Idioms and Phrases with full
full