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■ adjective
1》 containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
↘having eaten as much as one is able.
↘filled with intense emotion.
↘( ~ of ) having a large number or quantity of.
↘( ~ of ) unable to stop talking or thinking about: they had their photographs taken and he was ~ of it.
2》 not lacking or omitting anything; complete.
↘(of a covering material in bookbinding) used for the entire cover.
3》 plump or rounded: a ~ figure.
↘(of the hair) having body.
↘(of a garment) made using much material.
↘(of a sound or colour) strong and rich.
4》 involving a lot of activities: he lived a ~ life.
5》 Austral./NZ & Scottish informal drunk.
■ adverb
1》 straight; directly.
2》 very: he knew ~ well she was too polite to barge in.
↘ archaic entirely.
■ noun ( the ~ )
1》 archaic the period, point, or state of the greatest ~ness or strength.
2》 the state or time of ~ moon.
■ verb
1》 black English make ~; fill up.
2》 gather or pleat so as to make a garment ~.
3》 dialect or US (of the moon or tide) become ~.
Phrases
~ and by Sailing close-hauled but with sails filling.
~ of oneself very self-satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self-worth.
~ of years archaic having lived to a considerable age.
~ on
1》 running at or providing maximum power or capacity.
2》 so as to make a direct or significant impact.
↘ informal not diluted in nature or effect: hours of ~-on fun.
~ out
1》 with maximum effort or power.
2》 Printing flush with the margin.
~ steam (or speed ) ahead proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible.
~ up filled to capacity.
in ~
1》 with nothing omitted.
2》 to the ~ amount due.
3》 to the utmost; completely.
to the ~ to the greatest possible extent.
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ verb [often as noun ~ing ] clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture.
Origin
ME: prob. a back-form. from ~er , influenced by OFr. fouler 'press hard upon' or med. L. ~are , based on L. ~o '~er', of unknown origin.