fill

¹fill

verb \ˈfil\

Definition of FILL

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 metal

intransitive verb

: to become full

— fill one's shoes

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

Examples of FILL

1. May I fill your glass for you?
2. She filled her house with antiques.
3. His massive body filled the doorway.
4. He has enough books to fill a library.
5. Two hundred people filled the room.
6. fill a sheet of paper with writing
7. a vase filled with flowers
8. stadiums filled with cheering fans
9. The rivers have filled and are close to flooding.
10. The stadium filled more than an hour before the game.

Origin of FILL

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to FILL

Synonyms: brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff

Antonyms: clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void

Related Words: drench, flood, glut, swamp; bloat, bulk; crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze; refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish; overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate; honeycomb, penetrate

Near Antonyms: lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

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Rhymes with FILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will