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单词 full on
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full onadv.adj.

Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈɒn/, U.S. /ˈfʊl ˈˌɑn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adv., on adv.
Etymology: < full adv. + on adv.
A. adv.
1. Of a source of heat or light, a supply of water, a mechanical device, etc.: so as to provide, or providing, the maximum possible output. Chiefly after the verbs turn or be.
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1833 Atlas 8 Sept. 574/1 A police constable stated that when the shop door was forced open the gas was turned full on.
1872 J. D. Everett Deschanel's Elem. Treat. Nat. Philos. IV. lv. 840 As the wind is gradually turned full on..a series of notes will be heard.
1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 4 June 367/1 We turned our lanterns full on.
a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. vi. 140 The steam heat was full on; the sitting-room, the whole suite, was intensely warm.
1958 I. Fleming Dr. No xx. 251 She had turned the water full on and taken soap and washed him down as if he had been a horse.
1995 J. Barclay Paras over the Barras (2002) iv. 56 The cold tap was still gushing, full on.
2. From directly in front; head-on. Later also without reference to physical motion or direction: directly; so as to make a direct or significant impact.
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the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in forward direction > head-on
headlingc1384
fair and square1805
head-on1840
full on1883
1883 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1882 15 148 The two terminal joints are seen partially in profile in fig. 6, but in fig. 6a. they are seen full on.
1929 Boys' Life Mar. 8/2 He felt as he once did at high school when a half-back tackled him full on in the solar-plexus.
1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 219 This wave of loneliness hit me full on, like a tornado.
1949 W. Clewes Troy & Maypole iv. 88 All my little tests and traps Dirk had met full on, with perfect frankness.
1992 M. Cole Dangerous Lady (BNC) 47 He raised his arm as if to protect himself as the car hit him full on.
2015 J. E. Powell tr. A. Benítez-Rojo Woman in Battle Dress 216 Upon crossing the threshold of the Practical School, the new student was confronted full on, with no transition, with the world of death.
3. slang. In a state of complete willingness or eagerness to do something. Cf. on adv. 13b(b), 13b(a). Now disused.
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1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 84/2 Full on for it or full on for one, ready and willing au possible.
1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 306/2 Full on, more than ready; eager... Full on for it or for one, ready and extremely willing: gen. of an indelicate connotation.
4. colloquial. Without reservation or restraint; completely, thoroughly; unambiguously or uninhibitedly.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > completely or thoroughly
welleOE
furtherlyc1175
through and through?1316
perfectlya1400
radically?a1425
roundly?a1425
substantiallya1425
perfectc1425
thoroughly1442
substantiallyc1449
throughlya1450
naitlyc1450
through1472
surely?a1475
cleanc1475
through stitch1573
fundamentally1587
down1616
perfectedly1692
minutely1796
homea1825
good1834
rotten1840
out1971
full on1979
1979 T. Alibrandi Killshot xiv. 170 You're full-on wacko.
1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 14 June I think Tony will be the one to beat. I'm just doing it for the hell of it. Tony's going full-on.
1996 Private Eye 28 June 9/1 Teased by intelligent lighting, the missionee could mingle upstairs full on and downstairs be smoothly chilled.
2003 R. Lacey Street Bible 509 All the credit, all the clout—give it up, full on, for ever to the one who loves us and liberates us from our mess by donating his blood.
B. adj. Usually in form full-on.
1. Directed head-on.
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1926 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 18 Apr. 25/4 (caption) The illustration shows a full-on view of the radiator.
1952 Life 4 July 14/2 (caption) Camera marked with question mark is only one giving a full-on view of speakers on platform (foreground).
1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 23 July Risking a full-on collision, Mr Marra swerved his red Ford Falcon in front of the bus.
2006 G. Theisen Staying Up Much Too Late 128 Full-on shots of actual women's actual breasts (!), nipples included (!!).
2. colloquial. Unrestrained or unqualified in action, nature, or impact; thoroughgoing, out-and-out, total, archetypal; uninhibited, no-holds-barred.
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1954 Advocate (Burnie, Tasmania) 17 May 14/5 O.D.A. scored first with a hard full-on goal from D. Rubock.
1970 T. Southern Blue Movie iii. vi. 174 Why don't we do some full-on S.M.?
1976 Cycle World May 94/1 Here it was full-on winter; snow was on the ground and the temperature was in the high thirties.
1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 10 Jan. d1 John Hogan always has been a full-on fashion speciality store.
1996 Daily Mirror 12 June (Woman Suppl.) 2/2 I thought as a chat-up line it was a bit too full-on.
2000 Ralph 7 July 43/2 If it wasn't someone I knew but they were on the rebound, then I'd go with the flow, but I wouldn't be jumping for full-on commitment.
2015 N. George Lost Treasures R&B 26 He was in good shape but a full-on sprint through Brownsville with contraband guns hadn't been on his itinerary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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