to full
- verb
- /fʊl/
- Specialized
- She decided to full the skirt with pleats.
Examples
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To achieve the desired look, she fulled the fabric at the waist.
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The designer decided to full the skirt for a more dramatic silhouette.
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They are fulling the sleeves to create extra volume.
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I will full this dress to make it more stylish.
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The designer decided to full the skirt by adding pleats to enhance its volume.
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To create a more textured look, she chose to full the fabric at the hem.
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He will full the dress by gathering the material for a fuller appearance.
Synonyms
To fold fabric into narrow even folds to shape clothing
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel
- US
A scholarship that pays all college costs, including tuition, fees, room, and meals
- Specialized
A situation where everyone who wants and can work at current pay has a job
- Specialized
A bullet with a lead core covered in hard metal like copper that does not break on impact
- Informal
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- Specialized
A wrestling hold that locks both hands behind the opponent's neck and is banned in amateur wrestling
- Formal
A very formal uniform that military or navy officers wear at official ceremonies
- Specialized
A dive where the diver jumps forward, flips backward once, and enters feet first
- Specialized
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- Archaic
A solid part of a fort at a corner, filled so the inside ground is level with the wall
A very bright car light that can blind other drivers and is used when no cars are nearby
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other rays and emits the most energy for its temperature
- Specialized
A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Full as a verb meaning to make garment fabric fuller is tied to the same root as fill, so to full a skirt or sleeve is to gather or pleat it until it looks more filled and has more shape.