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Definition of fill |
- a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
- any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
- plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
- become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
- make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
- fill or meet a want or need
- fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
- eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
- appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
- occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
Similar Words: filling, fill up, make full, meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, satiate, sate, replete, take, occupySee Also: shade, fill in, fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten upHyponyms: cement, close, fill up, water, flood, rack up, clutter, clutter up, clog, overload, brim, stuff, pad, bolster, people, populate, top off, heap, overfill, ink, replenish, refill, fill again, prime, line, complete, impregnate, saturate, infuse, instill, tincture, electrify, lubricate, lube, surcharge, load, lade, laden, load up, charge, deluge, inundate, swamp, pack, answer, quell, stay, appease, feed on, feed upon, quench, slake, allay, assuage, cloy, pall, crowd, take upGrouped Verbs: assume, take, strike, take upDerivational Morphology:
satiate, sate, replete, meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, fill up, make full, filling, filler, makeweight, fulfillment, fulfilment, satisfaction, satisfier, repletion, surfeit, satiation, occupation
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