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- DictionaryFill/fil/
verb
- 1. cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full: "I filled the bottle with water"
- 2. become an overwhelming presence in; pervade: "a pungent smell of garlic filled the air"
noun
- 1. an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear: "we have eaten our fill"
- 2. an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container: "a fill of tobacco"
verb (used with object) to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. Synonyms: pack, cram, jam, crowd. to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the heart with joy.
When fill is a noun, it means "something that fills a space." Definitions of fill. verb. make full, also in a metaphorical sense. “ fill a container”. “ fill the child with pride”. synonyms: fill up, make full. see more.
to make or become full; to use empty space: fill something with something I filled the bucket with water. I could hear the tank filling. She filled most of her time watching TV. figurative Happy sounds filled the room (= could be heard everywhere in the room). C2 [ I or T ] to put a substance into an empty space:
THESAURUS fill to put enough of something into a container to make it full Jenny filled the kettle and put it on to boil. Party balloons can be filled with helium. fill up to fill something completely – used especially about putting petrol in the tank of a car I need to fill up the car. The waiter filled up everyone’s glasses.
1. a. To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level: fill a glass with milk; filled the tub with water. b. To supply or provide to the fullest extent: filled the mall with new stores. c. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel. d.
verb. uk / fɪl / us. fill verb (MAKE FULL) Add to word list. A2. to make a container or space full, or to become full: He filled the bucket with water. I made a drink while the bath was filling. Her eyes filled up with tears when she heard the news. Fewer examples. a bucket filled with water. He filled my glass to the brim.
5 days ago · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full. She went to the bathroom, filled a glass with water, returned to the bed. The boy's eyes filled with tears. Synonyms: top up, fill up, make full, become full More Synonyms of fill.
