filled; filling; fills
1
a
: to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained
fill a cup with water
b
: to supply with a full complement
the class is filled
c(1)
: to cause to swell or billow
wind filled the sails
(2)
: to trim (a sail) to catch the wind
d
: to raise the level of with fill
filled land
e
: to repair the cavities of (teeth)
f
: to stop up : obstruct
wreckage filled the channel
g
: to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance
2
3
a
: to occupy the whole of
smoke filled the room
b
: to spread through
music filled the air
c
: to make full
a mind filled with fantasies
4
a
: to possess and perform the duties of : hold
fill an office
b
: to place a person in
fill a vacancy
5
: to supply as directed
fill a prescription
6
: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal
a gold-filled bracelet
: to become full
the rivers filled
1
: a full supply
especially
: a quantity that satisfies or satiates
eat your fill
2
: something that fills: such as
a
: material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place
b
: a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)
c
: artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows
—often used attributively
fill flash
Synonyms
Examples of fill in a Sentence
Verb
May I fill your glass for you?
She filled her house with antiques.
His massive body filled the doorway.
He has enough books to fill a library.
Two hundred people filled the room.
fill a sheet of paper with writing
a vase filled with flowers
stadiums filled with cheering fans
The rivers have filled and are close to flooding.
The stadium filled more than an hour before the game.
Noun
They delivered a truckload of fill for the trench.
we ripped the tag off years ago, so we have no idea what the fill in that pillow is
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Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
Ensure everyone gets their fill with these tips for securing the right size bird for your holiday gathering.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Huts fill up fast, so check each property’s for pricing and availability.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
The jewelry collective uses 14kt gold fill that’s never inferior plated, alongside sterling silver, to make its assortment of offerings.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
Ensure everyone gets their fill with these tips for securing the right size bird for your holiday gathering.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Fill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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fill
1 of 2 verb1
: to put into as much as can be held or contained
fill one's plate
2
: to become full
puddles filling with rain
3
: satisfy sense 1a
fill all requirements
4
: to occupy fully : take up whatever space there is
clothes filled the closet
5
: to spread through
laughter filled the room
6
: to stop up (as holes) : plug
fill a crack with putty
fill a tooth
7
a
: to perform the duties of : occupy
fill the office of president
b
: to put a person in
filled several vacancies
8
: to supply according to directions
fill a prescription
fill
2 of 2 noun1
: a full supply
especially
: a quantity that satisfies
eat one's fill
2
: material used to fill a container, cavity, passage, or low place
Medical Definition
fill
transitive verb1
: to repair the cavities of (teeth)
2
: to supply as directed
fill a prescription
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