be full

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To have eaten enough food so that one no longer feels hungry; to be satisfied or sated from eating.
    • To contain or hold as much as possible; to have no available space or capacity remaining.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (intransitive):
    • After the large meal, I am completely full and couldn't eat another bite.
    • Please don't offer me dessert; I am full.
    • The theater is full; there are no more seats available.
    • Her schedule is full of appointments this week.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be full of oneself": to be excessively proud or conceited.
    • Ever since he won the award, he has been full of himself.
  • "to be full of something": to contain or have a large amount of a particular thing, often an emotion or quality.
    • Her speech was full of hope for the future.
    • The report is full of errors.
Variants and Related Words
  • Full (adjective): containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
    • a full glass of water
  • Fullness (noun): the state of being full.
    • the fullness of the moon; a feeling of fullness after eating
  • Fill (verb): to make or become full.
    • Please fill this container with water.
Synonyms
  • Sated / Satiated: satisfied fully, especially with food.
  • Stuffed (informal): extremely full from eating.
  • Replete: filled or well-supplied with something.
  • Crammed / Packed: completely full of people or things.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Fill up: to become or make something completely full.
    • The gas tank filled up quickly.
    • This meal will fill you up.
Related Idioms
  • Full to the brim: completely full.
    • The cup was full to the brim with coffee.
  • Have one's hands full: to be very busy or have a lot of problems to deal with.
    • With three young children, she has her hands full.
Verb
  1. be sated, have enough to eat
    • I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please

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