Main Entry: ¹fill

Pronunciation: \ˈfil\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyllan; akin to Old English full full

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained <fill a cup with water> b : to supply with a full complement <the class is filled> c (1) : to cause to swell or billow <wind filled the sails> (2) : to trim (a sail) to catch the wind d : to raise the level of with fill <filled land> e : to repair the cavities of (teeth) f : to stop up : obstruct <wreckage filled the channel> g : to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance
2 a : feed, satiate b : satisfy, fulfill <fills all requirements> c : make out, complete —used with out or in <fill out a form> <fill in the blanks> d : to draw the playing cards necessary to complete (as a straight or flush in poker)
3 a : to occupy the whole of <smoke filled the room> b : to spread through <music filled the air> c : to make full <a mind filled with fantasies>
4 a : to possess and perform the duties of : hold <fill an office> b : to place a person in <fill a vacancy>
5 : to supply as directed <fill a prescription>
6 : to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metalintransitive verb : to become full

— fill one's shoes : to take over one's job, position, or responsibilities