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fill — [n] capacity all one wants, ample, enough, filler, padding, plenty, satiety, stuffing, sufficiency, sufficient; concepts 719,736,794 Ant. emptiness fill [v1] to put in and occupy the whole of block, blow up, brim over, bulge out, charge, choke,… … New thesaurus
fill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. complete, load, pervade, permeate; plug, cork; occupy, serve well, satisfy; carry out. See layer, sufficiency, presence, closure, business. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enough, capacity, satiety; see… … English dictionary for students
Fill — Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filling}.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f[ u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See {Full}, a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fill — [fil] vt. [ME fillen, fullen < OE fyllan < Gmc * fulljan, to make full < * fulla (> Goth fulls, FULL1) + jan, caus. suffix] 1. a) to put as much as possible into; make full b) to put a considerable quantity of something into [to fill… … English World dictionary
Fill — Fill, v. i. 1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fill — /fɪl / (say fil) verb (t) 1. to make full; put as much as can be held into. 2. to occupy to the full capacity: water filled the basin; the crowd filled the hall. 3. to supply to fullness or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the …
fill — I n. what is necessary to satisfy to drink; eat; have one s fill II v. 1) (D; tr.) to fill to (the auditorium was filled to capacity; to fill to overflowing) 2) (D; intr., tr.) to fill with (the lecture hall filled with people; to fill a hole… … Combinatory dictionary
fill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Fill is used before these nouns: ↑dirt {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ fast, quickly, rapidly ▪ At the moment, most reservoirs are filling fast. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fill — fillable, adj. /fil/, v.t. 1. to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 2. to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 3. to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill … Universalium
fill — [[t]fɪl[/t]] v. t. 1) to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water[/ex] 2) to occupy to the full capacity: The crowd filled the hall[/ex] 3) to supply plentifully: to fill a house with furniture[/ex] 4) to feed fully;… … From formal English to slang
