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To fill means 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.

To fill means 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

See fill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(fĭl)

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.

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