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fill  (fl)
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.
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.
Phrasal Verbs:
fill in
1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't therewould you fill me in?
2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
fill out
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.
Idioms:
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.]

filla·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.filled - (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
2.filled - of purchase orders that have been filled
unfilled - of purchase orders that have not been filled
3.filled - (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"
occupied - held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied"


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The wind aided him in this, and soon there arose a blinding cloud which filled the eyes, noses, and mouths of the three outlaws till they could scarcely see or breathe.
It was a lily of the valley, whose tall stem formed the mast, while the broad leaves that rose from the roots, and drooped again till they reached the water, were filled with gay little Elves, who danced to the music of the silver lily-bells above, that rang a merry peal, and filled the air with their fragrant breath.
Then if the Father of Therns puts credence in his story, another hour will see the galleries and chambers, the courts and gardens, filled with searchers.
 
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