Definition of refill
: to fill again : replenish
: 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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When your pitcher is empty, tilt the lid of your teapot and Manjivar will come and refill it with water.
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At issue was the autofill valve on the tanks, which is how the freezers refill with the cooling agent liquid nitrogen.
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The more strenuously companies must work to refill their pension coffers, the more both dividends and business investment suffer.
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To solve that issue, Ola built out a payments platform that can be refilled with cash.
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Both will displace some of the water and thereby reduce the amount needed to refill the tank after each flush.
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One hypothesis suggests a megaflood rapidly refilled the Mediterranean.
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One theory is that the Mediterranean refilled because of a catastrophic flood of Atlantic water through the Strait of Gibraltar, the university said in a statement.
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At the scheduled appointment time, a lash stylist arrives with all the equipment and supplies needed to design or refill a customer's eyelashes – including a portable massage table.
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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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The cavernous space was divided into zones — VIP, lounge areas and dance floor — each featuring open bars and roaming servers offering small bites like mini tuna tacos and Champagne refills.
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Certain medication refills can also be ordered via virtual care.
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It was supposed to be just another routine prescription refill.
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Cost is $7 adults, $5 children (10 and under) including free refills on pancakes and beverages.
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The employee who called to request the refill is a suspect in the thefts of these pills including oxycodone, morphine and alprazolam.
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Gene Cosler, a MacAllister used equipment supervisor, would stop by the clinic frequently at the beginning or end of his work day to pick up prescription refills or just say hello to his provider, physician assistant Karen Johnson.
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Stuff like hotdogs and popcorn were $2, pizza and nachos $3, beer was $5 and soft drinks were $2 — with free refills!
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London will install new water fountains and bottle-refill points this year in an effort to cut down on the use of single-use plastic bottles and cups, the mayor announced Tuesday.
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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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