Fill Definition

fĭl
filled, filling, fills
verb
filled, filling, fills
To put as much as possible into; make full.
Webster's New World
To put a considerable quantity of something into.
To fill the tub for a bath, to fill one's life with joy.
Webster's New World
To supply or provide to the fullest extent.
Filled the mall with new stores.
American Heritage
To spread or be diffused throughout.
Webster's New World
To take up or occupy all or nearly all the capacity, area, or extent of.
The crowd filled the room.
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noun
fills
All that is needed to make full.
Webster's New World
All that is needed to satisfy.
To eat or drink one's fill.
Webster's New World
Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
American Heritage
A piece of land artificially raised to a required level, as a railroad embankment.
Webster's New World
Anything that fills or is used to fill; esp., earth, gravel, etc. used for filling a hole or depression.
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pronoun

A surname​.

Wiktionary
idiom
fill (someone's) shoes
  • To assume someone's position or duties.
American Heritage
fill the bill
  • To serve a particular purpose.
American Heritage
fill in
  • to fill with some substance
  • to make complete by inserting or supplying something
Webster's New World
fill out
  • to make or become larger, rounder, shapelier, etc.
  • to make (a document, etc.) complete by inserting or supplying information
Webster's New World
fill someone in (on)
  • to provide someone with additional facts, details, etc. (about)
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Other Word Forms of Fill

Noun

Singular:
fill
Plural:
fills

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fill

Origin of Fill

  • Middle English fillen from Old English fyllan pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From a medieval diminutive of the given name Philip.

    From Wiktionary

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