Definition of refill
: to become filled again
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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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Avoid plastic, and bring an empty water bottle to refill.
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If Harry and best man Prince William share a cute exchange, refill your champagne flute and down it.
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Researchers noticed that lake sediment cores bear a regular pattern of ancient lakes drying up and refilling over the course of hundreds of thousands of years—a cycle that hints at cyclical changes in climate.
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Each time Nintendo refilled its stock, the units were quickly purchased by gamers anxiously seeking a return to gaming of the 1980s.
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When Patrick needs his prescriptions refilled or food picked up, Jeff and Teresa drive to a nearby store.
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TapIt, an app and website run by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, is getting a makeover to let users find nearby places — businesses, restaurants, water fountains — to refill reusable water bottles.
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Both these crates are then sent back into the grid, to be refilled with shopping items or moved on to the delivery bay.
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In the past few years, getting his prescription for hydrocodone refilled was sometimes difficult, as pharmacists would question his need for the medication despite having the same doctor, and the same dose, for more than a decade.
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First Known Use of refill
1615
Definition of refill
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: a product or a container and a product used to refill the exhausted supply of a device
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: something provided again;
especially
: a second or later filling of a medical prescription
Recent Examples of refill from the Web
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Every year for two decades, getting a refill—and now the fresh new 18-month planner—is a ritual, as important as any annual holiday or birthday or event.
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In the past year, the percentage of Kaiser’s insurance enrollees who used its online prescription refill, scheduling and laboratory-result tools climbed, as did use of secure emails between Kaiser and its patients.
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The man poured the coffee into a travel mug and ordered the manager to give him a refill.
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There are refill stations around the park; this is pretty much standard at music festivals these days.
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And the park also is adding Busch Gardens Brew Club, a program that includes a reserved stein and $5 refills from 20 on-tap choices throughout the year.
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Pints will cost $6.50 with the glass or $5.50 for a refill.
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Kerydin, the toenail medication, arrived by overnight mail, and an automatic refill came a few weeks later.
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Customers have the choice to order a full set of lashes or refills of Classic Lash Extensions or the New Dramatic Volume Lash Extensions.
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
Definition 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
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: a replacement in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or a substitution (as of gas) for such material
- pneumothorax refill
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: a prescription compounded and dispensed for a second or subsequent time without an order from the physician
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