: an action or instance of filling up something (such as a gas tank)

Examples of fill-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Members can save 10 cents per gallon on gas fill-ups at over 14,000 locations across the country. Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 8 July 2024 The 7200 has a 7-gallon fuel tank and will run all night on a fill-up just before bed. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024 At another the supply was slow and organized: A half-dozen drivers took 20-minute turns for fill-ups of around 6,000 liters, or about 1,600 gallons, just a few steps from a lake depleted to a puddle. Damien Cave Atul Loke, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024 And with a 24-gallon fuel capacity, even slightly better fuel economy makes 500 miles between fill-ups in the 2024 Silverado ZR2 a real possibility. Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fill-up 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'fill-up.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fill-up was in 1853

Dictionary Entries Near fill-up

Cite this Entry

“Fill-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-up. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!