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To fill is defined as to put as much as possible or to occupy.

(verb)

An example of to fill is putting as much salt into a salt shaker as will fit.

The definition of fill is to supply what is needed, satisfy, close or put a person into.

(verb)

An example of to fill is a pharmacy giving a prescription to a customer.
An example of to fill is a pregnant woman eating ice cream after having a craving for it.
An example of to fill is putting putty into a small wall hole and making it smooth.
An example of to fill is hiring someone for a position that was open at a company.

See fill in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

1. to put as much as possible into; make full
2. to put a considerable quantity of something into: to fill the tub for a bath, to fill one's life with joy
1. to take up or occupy all or nearly all the capacity, area, or extent of: the crowd filled the room
2. to spread or be diffused throughout
1. to occupy (an office, position, etc.)
2. to put a person into (an office, position, etc.)
☆ to fulfill (an engagement to perform, speak, etc.)
☆
1. to supply the things needed or called for in (an order, prescription, etc.)
2. to satisfy (a need, requirement, etc.)
1. to close or plug (holes, cracks, etc.)
2. to insert a filling in (a tooth)
to satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
☆ to raise the level of (low land) by adding earth, gravel, etc.
Naut.
1. to cause (a sail) to swell out
2. to adjust (a sail) so that the wind strikes its after side
☆ Poker to draw the card or cards needed to complete (a straight, flush, or full house)

Origin: ME fillen, fullen < OE fyllan < Gmc *fulljan, to make full < *fulla- (> Goth fulls, full) + -jan, caus. suffix

intransitive verb

to become full

noun

all that is needed to make full
all that is needed to satisfy: to eat or drink one's fill
☆ anything that fills or is used to fill; esp., earth, gravel, etc. used for filling a hole or depression
☆ a piece of land artificially raised to a required level, as a railroad embankment

See fill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb filled, fill·ing, fills

verb, transitive

a. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk.
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. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).
e. To repair a cavity of (a tooth).
f. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).
a. To satiate, as with food and drink.
b. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.
c. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks.
d. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.
To supply as required: fill a prescription; fill an order.
a. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.
b. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.
a. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.
b. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.
c. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.
To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.
Nautical
a. To cause (a sail) to swell.
b. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

verb, intransitive

To become full.

noun

An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill.
Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
a. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.
b. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.

Phrasal Verbs: fill in Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in? To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute. fill out To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application. To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fillen

Origin: , from Old English fyllan; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots

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