transitive verb

1. 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
2. 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
3. 1. to occupy (an office, position, etc.)
   2. to put a person into (an office, position, etc.)
4. ☆ to fulfill (an engagement to perform, speak, etc.)
5. ☆
   1. to supply the things needed or called for in (an order, prescription, etc.)
   2. to satisfy (a need, requirement, etc.)
6. 1. to close or plug (holes, cracks, etc.)
   2. to insert a filling in (a tooth)
7. to satisfy the hunger or desire of; feed or satiate
8. ☆ to raise the level of (low land) by adding earth, gravel, etc.
9. Naut.
   1. to cause (a sail) to swell out
   2. to adjust (a sail) so that the wind strikes its after side
10. ☆ Poker to draw the card or cards needed to complete (a straight, flush, or full house)

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

intransitive verb

noun

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