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| Noun | 1. | fill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" enough, sufficiency - an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" |
| 2. | fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth | |
| Verb | 1. | fill - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" clutter, clutter up - fill a space in a disorderly way overload, clog - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" brim - fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers" populate - fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" top off - fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup" heap - fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes" overfill - fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets" ink - fill with ink; "ink a pen" fill again, refill, replenish - fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" prime - fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" line - fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" complete - bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" impregnate, tincture, infuse, instill - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" electrify - charge (a conductor) with electricity surcharge - fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension" load, charge - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" deluge, flood, inundate, swamp - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" pack - fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house" fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, flesh out, plump out, plump, fill out - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" |
| 2. | fill - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" water - fill with tears; "His eyes were watering" flood - become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains" rack up - supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | |
| 3. | fill - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium" take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" | |
| 4. | fill - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" | |
| 5. | fill - fill or meet a want or need cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" answer - be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" | |
| 6. | fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job) | |
| 7. | fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 8. | fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" | |
| 9. | fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" |