Fill Definition
fĭl
filled, filling, fills
verb
filled, filling, fills
To put as much as possible into; make full.
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To put a considerable quantity of something into.
To fill the tub for a bath, to fill one's life with joy.
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To supply or provide to the fullest extent.
Filled the mall with new stores.
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To spread or be diffused throughout.
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To take up or occupy all or nearly all the capacity, area, or extent of.
The crowd filled the room.
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noun
fills
All that is needed to make full.
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All that is needed to satisfy.
To eat or drink one's fill.
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Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
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A piece of land artificially raised to a required level, as a railroad embankment.
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Anything that fills or is used to fill; esp., earth, gravel, etc. used for filling a hole or depression.
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pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
fill (someone's) shoes
- To assume someone's position or duties.
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fill the bill
- To serve a particular purpose.
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fill in
- to fill with some substance
- to make complete by inserting or supplying something
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fill out
- to make or become larger, rounder, shapelier, etc.
- to make (a document, etc.) complete by inserting or supplying information
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fill someone in (on)
- to provide someone with additional facts, details, etc. (about)
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fill
- fill (someone's) shoes
- fill the bill
- fill in
- fill out
- fill someone in (on)
- fill up
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