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- Dictionaryfill/fɪl/
verb
- 1. cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full: "I filled the bottle with water" Similar Opposite
- 2. become an overwhelming presence in; pervade: "a pungent smell of garlic filled the air" Similar
noun
- 1. an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear: "we have eaten our fill"
- 2. an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container: "a fill of tobacco"
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FILL definition: 1. to make or become full; to use empty space: 2. to put a substance into an empty space: 3. to…. Learn more.
: 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.
Fill definition: to make full; put as much as can be held into. See examples of FILL used in a sentence.
fill. (fɪl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense fills , present participle filling , past tense, past participle filled. 1. verb A2. If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil. [VERB noun + with]
When you fill something, you add to it until it's full, or has enough. When your car's almost out of gas, you have to fill the tank at a gas station. You can fill a bathtub with hot water and bubbles, but there's also a figurative way to fill: "Scary movies fill me with anxiety," or "Traveling fills me with a sense of adventure."
1. a. To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level: fill a glass with milk; filled the tub with water. 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.
Definition of fill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.