Phrase guide

full house

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having ammunition loaded to full allowable power, usually in reference to magnum handgun cartridges and shotgun shells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Examples

  • American Handgunner, Heavyweight Bullets In The .357 Magnum An occasional pig, and not so occasional ram, would quiver and then settle back down without toppling, even when hit dead center with a full-house load with a 158-gr. jacketed .357 Magnum bullet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A hand that consists of three of a kind and a pair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, poker

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A single player scoring a try, conversion, penalty goal and drop goal in the same match

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: rugby union

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A situation in which a place is filled with people to its maximum capacity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

(theater) An event for which every seat is sold out, completely filled with an audience for a play, concert, or movie, creating a successful, packed venue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: packed house

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poker hand

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆուլ հաուս (ful haus) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Bulgarian: фул хаус (ful haus) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葫蘆 /葫芦 (húlu) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Danish: fuldt hus — three of a kind and a pair
  • Finnish: täyskäsi — three of a kind and a pair
  • French: full — three of a kind and a pair
  • French: main pleine — three of a kind and a pair
  • German: Full House — three of a kind and a pair
  • Greek: φουλ (foul) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Icelandic: fullt hús — three of a kind and a pair
  • Italian: full — three of a kind and a pair
  • Japanese: フルハウス (furuhausu) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Korean: 풀 하우스 (pul hauseu) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Māori: pū kotahi — three of a kind and a pair
  • Polish: ful — three of a kind and a pair
  • Portuguese: full house — three of a kind and a pair
  • Romanian: ful — three of a kind and a pair
  • Russian: фул-ха́ус (ful-xáus) — three of a kind and a pair
  • Swedish: kåk — three of a kind and a pair
  • Turkish: ful — three of a kind and a pair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿座 /满座 (mǎnzuò) — maximum capacity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿場 /满场 (mǎnchǎng) — maximum capacity
  • Danish: fuldt hus — maximum capacity
  • Finnish: talo täynnä — maximum capacity
  • German: Full House — maximum capacity
  • Italian: pienone — maximum capacity
  • Italian: tutto esaurito — maximum capacity
  • Japanese: 満員 (man'in) — maximum capacity
  • Japanese: 満席 (manseki) — maximum capacity
  • Polish: ful — maximum capacity
  • Portuguese: lotação esgotada — maximum capacity
  • Russian: аншла́г (anšlág) — maximum capacity
  • Turkish: kapalı gişe — maximum capacity