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FILL
fill
(noun) a quantity sufficient to satisfy; “he ate his fill of potatoes”; “she had heard her fill of gossip”
filling, fill
(noun) any material that fills a space or container; “there was not enough fill for the trench”
fill
(verb) plug with a substance; “fill a cavity”
fill, fill up
(verb) become full; “The pool slowly filled with water”; “The theater filled up slowly”
fill, fill up, make full
(verb) make full, also in a metaphorical sense; “fill a container”; “fill the child with pride”
fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
(verb) fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; “does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?”; “This job doesn’t match my dreams”; “meet a need”
satiate, sate, replete, fill
(verb) fill to satisfaction; “I am sated”
fill
(verb) appoint someone to (a position or a job)
fill, take, occupy
(verb) assume, as of positions or roles; “She took the job as director of development”; “he occupies the position of manager”; “the young prince will soon occupy the throne”
occupy, fill
(verb) occupy the whole of; “The liquid fills the container”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Fill
A surname.
Etymology 1
Verb
fill (third-person singular simple present fills, present participle filling, simple past and past participle filled)
(transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
(transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
To enter (something), making it full.
(intransitive) To become full.
(intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
(transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
(transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
(transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
(transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
(transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
(transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
Synonyms
• (occupy fully, take up all of): pervade
• (have sexual intercourse with a female): dick, get up in, knob, swive; see also copulate with
Antonyms
• (add contents to a container or cavity): empty
• (to become full): empty
Hyponyms
• backfill
• polyfill
• refill
Etymology 2
Noun
fill (plural fills)
(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
An amount that fills a container.
The filling of a container or area.
Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
(archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
(music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
Hyponyms
• backfill
• flood fill
• refill
• seed fill
Etymology 3
Noun
fill (plural fills)
One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
Source: Wiktionary
Fill, n. Etym: [See Thill.]
Definition: One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. Mortimer. Fill horse, a thill horse. Shak.
Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] Etym: [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. fĂĽllen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.]
1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. The rain also filleth the pools. Ps. lxxxiv. 6. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. John ii. 7.
2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun. And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. Gen. i. 22. The Syrians filled the country. 1 Kings xx. 27.
3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude Matt. xv. 33. Things that are sweet and fat are more filling. Bacon.
4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.
5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. A. Hamilton.
6. (Naut.) (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
7. (Civil Engineering)
Definition: To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures.
– To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill.
– To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. "The bliss that fills up all the mind." Pope. "And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ." Col. i. 24.
Fill, v. i.
1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.
2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking. Give me some wine; fill full. Shak. To back and fill. See under Back, v. i.
– To fill up, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand.
Fill, n. Etym: [AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.]
Definition: A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. "Ye shall eat your fill." Lev. xxv. 19. I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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