fill

Use fill in a sentence

Someone fills a glass with water.

verb

To fill is defined as to put as much as possible or to occupy.
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.
1. An example of to fill is a pharmacy giving a prescription to a customer.
2. An example of to fill is a pregnant woman eating ice cream after having a craving for it.
3. An example of to fill is putting putty into a small wall hole and making it smooth.
4. An example of to fill is hiring someone for a position that was open at a company.

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fill

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 of fill

Middle English fillen, fullen from Old English fyllan from Germanic an unverified form fulljan, to make full from an unverified form fulla- (from source Gothic fulls, full) + -jan, causative suffix

to become full

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

fill Idioms

fill in

to fill with some substance
to make complete by inserting or supplying something
to insert or supply for completion
to be a substitute

fill out

to make or become larger, rounder, shapelier, etc.
to make (a document, etc.) complete by inserting or supplying information

fill someone in (on)

Informal to provide someone with additional facts, details, etc. (about)

fill up

to make or become completely full

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fill

verb

filled, fill·ing, fills

verb

transitive

a. To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level: fill a glass with milk; filled the tub with water.
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 flow or move into (a container or area), often to capacity: Water is filling the basement. Fans are filling the stadium.
b. To pervade: Music filled the room.
a. To satiate, as with food and drink: The guests filled themselves with pie.
b. To engage or occupy completely: a song that filled me with nostalgia.
a. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.
b. To supply what is specified by or required for: fill a prescription; fill an order.
a. To put a person into (a job or position): We filled the job with a new hire.
b. To discharge the duties of; occupy: How long has she filled that post?
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: The basement is filling with water.

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 To write information in (a blank space, as on a form).To write in (information) in a blank space. 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 of fill

Middle English fillen from Old English fyllan ; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

fill′a·ble
adjective

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Proper noun

A surname.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Philip.

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fill - Computer Definition

(1) In a graphics program, to apply color to a graphics object such as a rectangle, circle or polygon. In a paint program, the fill function is depicted as a paint bucket icon. It is used to "paint" objects or the entire canvas.

(2) In a spreadsheet, to enter common or repetitive values into a group of cells.

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fill - Investment & Finance Definition

A trading term that indicates that the customer’s order to buy or sell stocks, bonds, futures, or options has been successfully completed. Orders that are only partly filled are called partial fills.