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Definition of 'Fill'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) fill
to make full; put as much as can be held into:
to fill a jar with water.

2.  fill
to occupy to the full capacity:
The crowd filled the hall.

3.  fill
to supply plentifully:
to fill a house with furniture.

4.  fill
to feed fully; satiate.

5.  fill
to put into a receptacle:
to fill sand into a pail.

6.  fill
to be plentiful throughout:
Fish filled the rivers.

7.  fill
to pervade completely:
The odor filled the room.

8.  fill
to furnish (a vacancy or office) with an occupant.

9.  fill
to occupy and perform the duties of (a position, post, etc.).

10.  fill
to supply the requirements or contents of (an order for goods, a medical prescription, etc.); execute.

11.  fill
to supply (a blank space) with written matter, decorative work, etc.

12.  fill
to meet satisfactorily, as requirements:
to fill a need.

13.  fill
to stop up or close (a cavity, hole, etc.):
to fill a tooth.

14.  fill
to insert a filling into (a pastry or other food).

15.  fill
to distend (a sail) by pressure of the wind so as to impart headway to a vessel.

16.  fill
to brace (a yard) so that the sail will catch the wind on its after side.

17.  fill
to adulterate:
to fill soaps with water.

18.  fill
to build up the level of (an area) with earth, stones, etc.

19. (v.i.) fill
to become full.

20.  fill
to become distended, as sails with the wind.

21.  fill
fill in,

22.  fill
to supply (missing information).

23.  fill
to complete by adding detail, as a design or drawing, or by inserting required information into, as a document or form.

24.  fill
to act as a substitute.

25.  fill
to fill (a crack, hole, etc.) with some reparative substance.

26.  fill
to supply information to:
Fill us in on your work experience.

27.  fill
fill out,

28.  fill
to complete (a document or form) by supplying required information.

29.  fill
to become rounder and fuller, as the human face or figure.

30.  fill
fill up,

31.  fill
to fill completely.

32.  fill
to become completely filled.

33. (n.) fill
a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire.

34.  fill
a quantity of earth, stones, etc., for building up the level of an area of ground.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE fyllan)

Definition of 'Fill'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fill
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
"he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"

2. (verb) filling, fill
any material that fills a space or container
"there was not enough fill for the trench"

3. (verb) fill, fill up, make full
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
"fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

4. (verb) fill, fill up
become full
"The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

5. (verb) occupy, fill
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"

6. (verb) fill, take, occupy
assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"

7. (verb) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
fill or meet a want or need

8. (verb) fill
appoint someone to (a position or a job)

9. (verb) fill up, fill
eat until one is sated
"He filled up on turkey"

10. (verb) satiate, sate, replete, fill
fill to satisfaction
"I am sated"

11. (verb) fill
plug with a substance
"fill a cavity"

Definition of 'Fill'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) fill
to become or make full
to fill a glass/bucket/cup; Fill the pie dish with the mixture.; It takes hours for the pool to fill.

2.  fill
(of a smell, a sound, etc.) to be in every part of an area
Music/smoke filled the air.

3.  fill
to give or be given a job
We're hoping to fill the position immediately.; They're looking for someone to fill the position.

4.  fill
to block or seal
Fill the holes with plaster.

5.  fill
to make feel an emotion very strongly
I was filled with terror.

6.  fill
fill a demand/need/gap
to provide what is needed
a training program helping to fill the need for teachers

Definition of 'Fill'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Fill
to make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of

2. (adj) Fill
to furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun

3. (adj) Fill
to fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy

4. (adj) Fill
to possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair

5. (adj) Fill
to supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy

6. (adj) Fill
to press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails

7. (adj) Fill
to trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails

8. (adj) Fill
to make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel

9. (noun) Fill
one of the thills or shafts of a carriage

10. (verb) Fill
to become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind

11. (verb) Fill
to fill a cup or glass for drinking

12. (verb) Fill
a full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction

Translation of 'Fill'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.
Afrikaans: vul	Arabic: يَملأ	Bulgarian: пълня (се)
Brazilian: encher	Czech: naplnit	German: füllen
Danish: fylde	Greek: γεμίζω	Spanish: llenar
Estonian: täitma, täis toppima	Farsi: پر کردن	Finnish: täyttää
French: remplir	Hebrew: לְמַלֵא	Hindi: भरना
Croatian: napuniti, ispuniti	Hungarian: megtölt	Indonesian: mengisi
Icelandic: fylla	Italian: riempire	Japanese: 満たす
Korean: 채우다	Lithuanian: pripildyti	Latvian: []pildīt
Malay: mengisi	Dutch: vullen	Norwegian: fylle
Polish: napełniać	Persian: پر کردن	Pashto: ډكول، ډكېدل، بشپړولا
Portuguese: encher	Romanian: a umple	Russian: наполнять
Slovak: naplniť	Slovenian: (na)polniti	Serbian: napuniti
Swedish: fylla	Thai: เติมให้เต็ม	Turkish: doldurmak
Taiwanese: 裝滿	Ukrainian: наповнювати	Urdu: بھرنا
Vietnamese: đổ đầy; chứa đầy	Chinese: 装满
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