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to the full

adv. fully; completely; taking the greatest advantage of the situation.

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to the full

adv. to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: fully, full]

Usage examples of "to the full".

If I catch the Committees doing anything illegal like pounding the crap out of stinking bigot lynch mobs, I will have them charged and prosecuted to the full extent and rigor of the laws.

The blast of their pistols sent them shooting out to the full length of their cables.

Michel had blunderingly opened the tap of the apparatus to the full.

Oh when shall it be given me to be open to receive Thee to the full, and to see how sweet Thou art, O Lord my God?

Then I realized to the full that with four miles of lonely England before me there hung above my head a mysterious threat - a vague menace.

Kirk had escorted Savaj to VIP guest quarters, assigned McCoy to see to the full Vulcan’.

And so great was her terror that, lest a like fate should befall her, she converted her aversion into affection, and as soon as occasion served, which was that very night, sent a trusty chambermaid privily to Nastagio with a request that he would be pleased to come to her, for that she was ready in all respects to pleasure him to the full.

Susy paused to savour to the full Ellie's look of blank bewilderment.

So poor Amrah, aloof and hiding her face, knew the transformation the lepers were undergoing without a word spoken to her--knew it, and shared all their feeling to the full.

Peake had returned to the full Jesus pose, head cocked to the right.