Definitions for FILL
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fillnoun

   a quantity sufficient to satisfy

   "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"

2. filling, fillverb

   any material that fills a space or container

   "there was not enough fill for the trench"

3. fill, fill up, make fullverb

   make full, also in a metaphorical sense

   "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

4. fill, fill upverb

   become full

   "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

5. occupy, fillverb

   occupy the whole of

   "The liquid fills the container"

6. fill, take, occupyverb

   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. meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfilverb

   fill or meet a want or need

8. fillverb

   appoint someone to (a position or a job)

9. fill up, fillverb

   eat until one is sated

   "He filled up on turkey"

10. satiate, sate, replete, fillverb

    fill to satisfaction

    "I am sated"

11. fillverb

    plug with a substance

    "fill a cavity"

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1. Fillnoun

   That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fillnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. As much as may produce complete satisfaction.

   Her neck and breasts were ever open bare,
   That aye thereof her babes might suck their fill. Fairy Qu.

   But thus inflam’d bespoke the captain,
   Who scorneth peace shall have his fill of war. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.

   When ye were thirsty, did I not cleave the rock, and waters flowed out to your fill? 2 Esd. i. 20.

   Mean while enjoy
   Your fill, what happiness this happy state
   Can comprehend, incapable of more. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Amid’ the tree now got, where plenty hung
   Tempting so nigh, to pluck and eat my fill
   I spar’d not. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   Which made me gently first remove your fears,
   That so you might have room to entertain
   Your fill of joy. John Denham, Sophy.

   Your barbarity, which I have heard so long exclaimed against in town and country, may have its fill of destruction. Alexander Pope.

   2. [More properly thill.]The place between the shafts of a carriage.

   This mule being put in the fill of a cart, run away with the cart and timber. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. To FILLverb

   Etymology: fyllan, Saxon.

   1. To store ’till no more can be admitted.

   Fill thine horn with oil. 1 Sa. xvi. 1.

   Fill the waterpots with water, and they filled them up to the brim. Jo. ii. 7.

   The earth is filled with violence through them. Gen. vi. 13.

   2. To store abundantly.

   Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. Gen.

   3. To satisfy; to content.

   Nothing but the supreme and absolute Infinite can adequately fill and super-abundantly satisfy the infinite desires of intelligent beings. George Cheyne, Phil. Princ.

   4. To glut; to surfeit.

   Thou art going to lord Timon’s feast.
   —— Ay, to see meat fill knaves, and wine heat fools. William Shakespeare.

   5. To Fill out. To pour out liquor for drink.6. To Fill out. To extend by something contained.

   I only speak of him
   Whom pomp and greatness sits so loose about,
   That he wants majesty to fill them out. Dryden.

   7. To Fill up. [Up is often used without much addition to the force of the verb.] To make full.

   Hope leads from goal to goal,
   And opens still, and opens on his soul;
   ’Till lengthen’d on to faith, and unconfin’d,
   It pours the bliss that fills up all the mind. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Man.

   8. To Fill up. To supply.

   When the several trades and professions are supplied, you will find most of those that are proper for war absolutely necessary for filling up the laborious part of life, and carrying on the underwork of the nation. Joseph Addison, on the War.

   9. To Fill up. To occupy by bulk.

   There would not be altogether so much water required for the land as for the sea, to raise them to an equal height; because mountains and hills would fill up part of that space upon the land, and so make less water requisite. Burnet.

   10. To Fill up. To engage; to employ.

   Is it far you ride?
   —— As far, my lord, as will fill up the time
   ’Twixt this and supper. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

3. To Fillverb

   1. To give to drink.

   In the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double. Rev. xviii.

   We fill to th’ general joy of the whole table,
   And to our dear friend Banquo, whom we miss. William Shakespeare, Mac.

   2. To grow full.3. To glut; to satiate.

   Things that are sweet and fat are more filling, and do swim and hang more about the mouth of the stomach, and go not down so speedily. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   4. To Fill up. To grow full.

   Neither the Palus Meotis nor the Euxine, nor any other seas, fill up, or by degrees grow shallower. John Woodward.

   The first stage of healing, or the discharge of matter, is by surgeons called digestion; the second, or the filling up with flesh, incarnation; and the last, or skining over, cicatrization. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

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1. fill

   Fill refers to the act of putting something into an empty space or container until its capacity has been reached, or the act of covering an empty area completely. It can also refer to making a space or period of time occupied with an activity or by supplying something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fillnoun

   one of the thills or shafts of a carriage

2. Filladjective

   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

3. Filladjective

   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

4. Filladjective

   to fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy

5. Filladjective

   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

6. Filladjective

   to supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy

7. Filladjective

   to press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails

8. Filladjective

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

9. Filladjective

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

10. Fillverb

    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. Fillverb

    to fill a cup or glass for drinking

12. Fillverb

    a full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction

13. Etymology: [See Thill.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fill

   fil, v.t. to make full: to put into until all the space is occupied: to supply abundantly: to satisfy: to glut: to perform the duties of: to supply a vacant office.—v.i. to become full: to become satiated.—n. as much as fills or satisfies: a full supply: a single charge of anything.—ns. Fill′er, he who, or that which, fills: a vessel for conveying a liquid into a bottle; Fill′ing, anything used to fill up, stop a hole, to complete, &c., as the woof, in weaving: supply. [A.S. fyllan, fullian—ful, full.]

2. Fill

   fil, n. (Shak.) the thill or shaft of a cart or carriage. [See Thill.]

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1. FILL

   What does FILL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FILL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Fill

   File vs. Fill -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words File and Fill.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FILL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fill is ranked #39887 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fill surname appeared 550 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fill.
   
   88% or 484 total occurrences were White.
   4.3% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Eat
   • Enough
   • Hire
   • Repair
   • Work

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FILL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2995

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FILL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1192

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FILL' in Verbs Frequency: #209

How to pronounce FILL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FILL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILL in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FILL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of FILL in a Sentence

1. Joshua Zeichner:

   Ceramides help fill cracks in the outermost layer of your skin, kind of like spackle.

2. George Lasry:

   This is like solving a very large crossword puzzle, most of the effort was spent on transcribing the ciphered letters (150,000 symbols in total), and interpreting them — 50,000 words, enough to fill a book.

3. Angelo Carusone:

   The goal broadly is to fill a gap that exists in communications and monitoring infrastructure right now, it has been really hard to get people to think what matters in a private WhatsApp community is really relevant.

4. Jonathan Pryke:

   The Australian government has clearly acknowledged that there can't be any room for vacuum creation,( be it) the hard power, soft power, the aid front, or the medical front, they can't step back from any vacuum for fear that China might fill it.

5. Fox News:

   Republicans have a plan that will put America in a new direction — one that will make the economy strong to tackle inflation and make it energy independent, so you can fill up your gas tank and still have money leftover, a nation that is strong, and securing your border and funding the police and ensuring your streets are safe for a future that is built on freedom. One that gives the Parents’ Bill of Rights so you can have a say in your kids’ education, and a government that is held accountable so you’ll know where COVID originated from, you’ll know why the DOJ goes after parents simply because they want to do a school board meeting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FILL
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=FILL
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FILL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FILL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FILL
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html