Definition of refill
transitive verb
: to fill again : replenish
intransitive verb
: to become filled again
From the M-W Editors
Examples of refill in a Sentence
He refilled his glass from the nearby pitcher.
The reservoir will refill once it begins raining.
Recent Examples of refill from the Web
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Replacing asphalt parking lots with grass lots cools the air and lets the ground absorb water easier, which refills underground water tables.
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Pork neck bones are refilled with marrow to be spread on bread.
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Our station had to have its three giant tanks—22,000 gallons total—refilled every five days, and you're stuck with whatever that day's rate is.
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As the Guttmacher Institute reported in 2009, 18 percent of women reported taking their birth control pills inconsistently as a way to save money on refilling their prescription.
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Moyer The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool along the Mall has been refilled after a deep cleaning, officials said.
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In May of 2017, the river was refilled with water, and final preparation began to reopen the island.
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Crews will refill the pool next Friday and things should be back to normal the following week.
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By not refilling a vacancy in the senior management analyst position in the city manager's office and instead reclassifying that vacancy for the fellowship program, the city will be realizing savings of approximately $65,000 annually, Center said.
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First Known Use of refill
1615
Definition of refill
1 : a product or a container and a product used to refill the exhausted supply of a device
2 : something provided again; especially : a second or later filling of a medical prescription
Recent Examples of refill from the Web
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These days, that includes just about everything: groceries, prescription refills, mattresses, party dresses.
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Hany and his friend chug their drinks, shake the ice in their glasses, and leave to get refills.
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The waistline-conscious Jonah Hill didn’t keep ordering, and scarfing down, French fries at a restaurant: the refills were free and his dinner companions were sharing them.
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The waistline-conscious Jonah Hill didn’t keep ordering, and scarfing down, French fries at a restaurant: the refills were free and his dinner companions were sharing them.
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The waistline-conscious Jonah Hill didn’t keep ordering, and scarfing down, French fries at a restaurant: the refills were free and his dinner companions were sharing them.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'refill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of refill
1886
REFILL Defined for English Language Learners
refill
playDefinition of refill for English Language Learners
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: to fill (something) again
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: to be filled again
REFILL Defined for Kids
Definition of refill for Students
refilled
;refilling
: to fill or become filled again
Definition of refill for Students
: a new or fresh supply of something
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of refill
: to fill (a prescription) a second or subsequent time
Medical Definition of refill
1: a replacement in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or a substitution (as of gas) for such material pneumothorax refill
2: a prescription compounded and dispensed for a second or subsequent time without an order from the physician
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