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adj
Thoroughgoing; complete; total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Synonyms: full-blown, full-on, full-fledged
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a relatively large caliber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
At top speed; with full power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Synonyms: full-on, full throttle, full speed ahead, full tilt, full tilt boogie, balls to the wall, balls-out, pedal to the metal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English full Proto-Indo-European *bherH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English full-bore From full + bore (“the barrel of a gun”).
