fill
 fill (fĭl)v. filled, fill·ing, fillsv. tr.
1.
a. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held:
fill a glass with milk.
b. To supply or provide to the fullest extent:
filled the mall with new stores.
c. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.
d. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).
e. To repair a cavity of (a tooth).
f. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).
2.
a. To satiate, as with food and drink.
b. To satisfy or meet; fulfill:
fill the requirements.
See Synonyms at satisfy.
c. To complete (something) by insertion or addition:
fill in the blanks.
d. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration:
filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.
3. To supply as required:
fill a prescription; fill an order.
4.
a. To place a person in:
fill a job vacancy.
b. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold:
fill a post.
5.
a. To occupy the whole of; pervade:
Music filled the room.
b. To spread throughout:
Fear filled the city.
c. To engage or occupy completely; make full:
filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.
6. To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.
7. Nautical.
a. To cause (a sail) to swell.
b. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.v. intr.
To become full.n.
1. An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied:
eat one's fill.
2. Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
3.
a. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.
b. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.Phrasal Verbs:fill in
1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired:
I wasn't there—would you fill me in?
2. To act as a substitute; stand in:
an understudy who filled in at the last minute.fill out
1. To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information:
carefully filled out the job application.
2. To become or make more fleshy:
He filled out after age 35.Idioms:fill (someone's) shoes
To assume someone's position or duties.fill the bill Informal
To serve a particular purpose. [Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan. See pelə-1 in Indo-European Roots.] fillʹa·ble adj.
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