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full to the gills

full to the gills adjective: completely or overly full.

Adjective

full to the gills (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Completely or overly full.
    • Even though the room was full to the gills with people, they managed to push enough people aside to open up a small dance floor.

Questions about full to the gills

What does full to the gills mean?
Full to the gills means completely or overly full.
What part of speech is full to the gills?
Full to the gills is an adjective.

Words near full to the gills in the dictionary

  1. full tide
  2. full tilt
  3. full tilt boogie
  4. full time
  5. full times
  6. full to the gills
  7. full toss
  8. full tosses
  9. full up
  10. full verb
  11. full verbs

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