fill (f l)v. filled, fill·ing, fills v.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. Phrasal Verbs: 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. 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 Idioms: 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. 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 pel  -1 in Indo-European roots.]fill  a·ble adj. |
fill in
vb (adverb)
1. (tr) to complete (a form, drawing, etc.)
2. (intr) to act as a substitute a girl is filling in while the typist is away
3. (tr) to put material into (a hole or cavity), esp so as to make it level with a surface
4. (tr) Informal to inform with facts or news
5. (tr) Brit slang to attack and injure severely
n
fill-in
1. a substitute
2. US informal a briefing to complete one's understanding
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | fill in - supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
| 2. | fill in - represent the effect of shade or shadow on artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" crosshatch - shade with multiple crossing lines; "the draftsman crosshatched the area" | |
| 3. | fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" | |
| 4. | fill in - write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" |
Translations
? fill in
vi to fill in for somebody → für jdn einspringen
vt sep
hole → auffüllen; door, fireplace → zumauern; to fill in the gaps in one’s knowledge → seine Wissenslücken stopfen; he’s just filling in time until he gets another job → er überbrückt nur die Zeit, bis er eine andere Stelle bekommt
form → ausfüllen; name, address, missing word → eintragen; could you fill in the details for me? → könnten Sie mir die Einzelheiten nennen?
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