Definition of "full" in English

adjective

Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
Total, entire.
- She had tattoos the full length of her arms. He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Completely empowered, authorized or qualified (in some role); not limited.
- full member
- full officer
(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
- "I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.
(informal, with "of") Replete, abounding with.
- This movie doesn't make sense; it's full of plot holes.
- I prefer my pizzas full of toppings.
(informal, of hands, chiefly in the plural) Carrying as much as possible.
- Hang on - my hands are full; just let me put these down.
(of physical features) Plump, round.
- full lips; a full face; a full figure
(of the moon) Having its entire face illuminated.
(of clothing) 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.
Having depth and body; rich.
- a full singing voice
(obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
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.
Filled with emotions.
(obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.
(poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
- nines full of aces
- I'll beat him with my kings full!
(chiefly 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?

noun

Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
- I was fed to the full.
(of the moon) 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: …
- a. 1656, Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt (editor), Works, Volume VII: Practical Works, Revised edition, 1808 page 219, This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses, while the shadow of this sinful mass hides her beauty from the world.
(gymnastics) A flip involving a complete turn in midair.
(freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.