re·fill
(ˌ)rē-ˈfil 
refilled; refilling; refills
: to fill again : replenish
: to become filled again
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
Examples of refill in a Sentence
Verb
He refilled his glass from the nearby pitcher.
The reservoir will refill once it begins raining.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
California has also enacted special provisions enabling pharmacies to refill prescriptions without new doctor’s orders and provide emergency supplies of medications.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
To banish household odors, create natural room scents, carpet powders, reed diffusers, and plug-in refills.
—Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The scooper planes refill by descending to calm waters and skimming the water’s surface to load their tanks.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
California has also enacted special provisions enabling pharmacies to refill prescriptions without new doctor’s orders and provide emergency supplies of medications.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
The visits can be used to get refills for essential medications that were left behind or destroyed in the fires.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
To banish household odors, create natural room scents, carpet powders, reed diffusers, and plug-in refills.
—Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Refill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refill. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
refill
2 of 2 noun
re·fill
ˈrē-ˌfil
: a new or fresh supply of something
a refill for a ball-point pen
Medical Definition
refill
1 of 2 transitive verb
re·fill
(ˈ)rē-ˈfil
: to fill (a prescription) a second or subsequent time
refill
2 of 2 noun
re·fill
ˈrē-ˌfil
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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