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 out
vb (adverb)
1. to make or become fuller, thicker, or rounder her figure has filled out since her marriage
2. to make more substantial the writers were asked to fill their stories out
3. (tr) to complete (a form, application, etc.)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | fill out - write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" |
| 2. | fill out - make bigger or better or more complete enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" | |
| 3. | fill out - supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" | |
| 4. | fill out - line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" rat - give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | |
| 5. | fill out - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" | |
| 6. | fill out - become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
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