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Be full   /bi fʊl/   Listen
Be full

verb
1.
Be sated, have enough to eat.  Antonym: starve.






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"Be full" Quotes from Famous Books



... you'd better halt, and take a look at things ahead," said the sergeant in a very low tone to the commander of the force, which consisted of nearly, or quite, eighty men, or more than three-fourths of the strength of the Confederate company, allowing it to be full, as ...
— A Lieutenant at Eighteen • Oliver Optic

... know," said Alice, with a slight smile, "is to be full of that charity which among other lovely ways of showing itself has this—that it is ...
— The Wide, Wide World • Susan Warner

... requested that a bowl of Devonshire cream should be passed along. His wife, who was lean and anxious-looking even for an August hostess, looked at him wrathfully. He never gave her any assistance in entertaining their numerous guests, yet always insisted that the house should be full for the shooting season. And being poor for a titled pair, they could not afford to entertain even a shoeblack, much less a crowd of hungry sportsmen and a horde of frivolous women, who required to be amused expensively. It was really too bad ...
— Red Money • Fergus Hume

... straight to the South," he answered, "but it is said to be full of dangers to travelers. There are wild beasts in the woods, and a race of queer men who do not like strangers to cross their country. For this reason none of the Quadlings ever come ...
— The Wonderful Wizard of Oz • L. Frank Baum

... other hand, if the heart be full of hope, every joy is doubled, and half of every trouble vanishes. There are sorrows, but they are comforted. There are bitter cups, but the bitterness is sweetened. There are heavy burdens, but the songful spirit lightens them. There are dangers, but cheerful courage robs them of terror. ...
— Personal Friendships of Jesus • J. R. Miller


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