fill

1 to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained fill the basket with apples Synonyms brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff 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 Antonyms clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void

2 to close up so that no empty spaces remain before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty Synonyms block, bung, dam, pack, plug, stop, stuff Related Words choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude; caulk, chink, seal; repack, restuff Near Antonyms excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out), shovel

3 to do what is required by the terms of orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise Synonyms answer, complete, comply (with), fulfill, keep, meet, redeem, satisfyRelated Words conclude, consummate, finalize, finish, perfect; accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, carry out, effect; commit, compass, discharge, execute, follow through (with), make, performNear Antonyms default (on); disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slightAntonyms breach, break, transgress, violate