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   Fill

   /fil/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full: "I filled the bottle with water" Similar make/become fullfill upfill to the brimfill to overflowingchargeload (up)packtop upcrowdthrongpack (into)jamoccupy all ofpress intosqueeze intocram (into)overcrowdcongestoverfillstockpackloadsupplyfurnishprovidereplenishrestockrefillblock upbung upstop (up)plugsealcaulkcloseclog (up)chokeobstructoccludedam upOpposite emptyunblockopen
   • ▪ become full: "Elinor's eyes filled with tears"
   • ▪ insert material to block or close (a gap or opening): "road engineers planned to fill the hole with concrete"
   • ▪ block up (a cavity in a tooth) with cement, amalgam, or gold.
   • ▪ (of the wind) blow into (a sail), causing it to curve outwards.
   • ▪ (of a sail) curve out tautly from its supports as the wind blows into it.
   • 2. become an overwhelming presence in; pervade: "a pungent smell of garlic filled the air" Similar pervadespread throughout/throughpermeatesuffusebe diffused throughdiffuse throughimbuepenetratepass throughinfuseperfuseextend throughoutbe disseminated throughflow throughrun throughsaturateimpregnate
   • ▪ occupy or take up (a period of time): "the next few days were filled with meetings"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to experience a strong emotion or feeling: "his presence filled us with foreboding"
   • 3. appoint a person to hold (a vacant post): "the board contacted him to say they had already filled the position"
   • ▪ hold and perform the expected duties of (a post or role): "he had filled the post in an acting capacity for some time" Similar occupyholdtake upbe inhaveinformal:hold down
   • ▪ satisfy or fulfil (a want or need): "community land trusts are a way to fill the pressing need for housing" Similar carry outcompletefulfillexecuteperformimplementdischargebring aboutrare:effectuate
   • 4. be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order): North American "she needed to fill a prescription"
   • 5. (in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards.

   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"
   • ▪ material, typically loose or compacted, which fills a space, especially in building or engineering work: "loose polystyrene fill"
   • ▪ the action of filling something, especially of shading in a region of a computer graphics display.
   • 3. (in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument: "country-tinged guitar fills"

   Word Origin Old Englishfyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full1.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   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.

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   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:

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   Check pronunciation: fill. Definition of fill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fill1 /fɪl/ S1 W1 verb 1 become/make full [ intransitive, transitive] (also fill up) if a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full He poured her a drink, then filled his own glass. My job was filling the flour sacks.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · 15 meanings: 1. to make or become full 2. to occupy the whole of 3. to plug (a gap, crevice, cavity, etc) 4. to meet (a.... Click for more definitions.

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   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. She could hear the sound of the kettle being filled. A bookcase would just fill that gap.

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   [transitive] fill something (with something) to block a hole with a substance The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. I need to have two teeth filled (= to have fillings put in them). (figurative) The product has filled a gap in the market. with feeling.