Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - full

 I. adjective  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fol ~, Latin plenus ~, plere to fill, Greek pleres ~, plethein to be ~  Date: before 12th century  1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal a bin ~ of corn  2.  a. complete especially in detail, number, or duration a ~ report gone a ~ hour my ~ share  b. lacking restraint, check, or qualification ~ retreat ~ support  c. having all distinguishing characteristics ; enjoying all authorized rights and privileges ~ member ~ professor  d. not lacking in any essential ; perfect in ~ control of your senses  e.  (1) completely occupied by runners came to bat with the bases ~  (2) having three balls and two strikes a ~ count  3.  a. being at the highest or greatest degree ; maximum ~ speed ~ strength  b. being at the height of development ~ bloom  c. being a ~ moon ; completely illuminated the moon is ~ tonight  4. rounded in outline a ~ figure  5.  a. possessing or containing a great number or amount — used with of a room ~ of pictures ~ of hope  b. having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts a ~ skirt  c. rich in experience a ~ life  6.  a. satisfied especially with food or drink  b. large enough to satisfy a ~ meal  7. archaic completely weary  8. having both parents in common ~ sisters  9. having volume or depth of sound ~ tones  10. completely occupied especially with a thought or plan ~ of his own concerns  11. possessing a rich or pronounced quality a food of ~ flavor Synonyms:  ~, complete, plenary, replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. ~ implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it a ~ schedule. complete applies when all that is needed is present a complete picture of the situation. plenary adds to complete the implication of ~ness without qualification given plenary power. replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety replete with delightful details.  II. adverb  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. very, extremely knew ~ well they had lied to me  b. entirely swung ~ around — Morley Callaghan  2. straight, squarely got hit ~ in the face  3. — used as an intensive wound up winning by a ~ four strokes — William Johnson  III. noun  Date: 14th century  1. the highest or ~est state or degree the ~ of the moon  2. the utmost extent enjoy to the ~  IV. verb  Date: 1794  intransitive verb of the moon to become ~  transitive verb to make ~ in sewing  V. transitive verb  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, fouler to ~, trample underfoot, from Medieval Latin ~are, from Latin ~o ~er  Date: 14th century to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing