| fill | | |
| n. (quantity) | 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" |
| n. (substance) | 2. fill, filling | 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. |
| v. (change) | 3. fill, fill up, make full | 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" |
| ~ farce, stuff | fill with a stuffing while cooking.; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" |
| ~ stuff | fill tightly with a material.; "stuff a pillow with feathers" |
| ~ bolster, pad | add padding to.; "pad the seat of the chair" |
| ~ populate | fill with inhabitants.; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" |
| ~ fill, fill up | become full.; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ lube, lubricate | apply a lubricant to.; "lubricate my car" |
| ~ surcharge | fill to an excessive degree.; "The air was surcharged with tension" |
| ~ load, load up, lade, laden | fill or place a load on.; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 4. fill, fill up | 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). |
| v. (stative) | 5. fill, occupy | 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?" |
| v. (social) | 6. fill, occupy, take | 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" |
| ~ assume, take up, strike, take | occupy or take on.; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (consumption) | 7. fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | 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" |
| ~ appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ feed on, feed upon | be sustained by.; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" |
| ~ quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| v. (social) | 8. fill | appoint someone to (a position or a job). |
| ~ hire, employ, engage | engage or hire for work.; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" |
| v. (consumption) | 9. fill, fill up | 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?" |
| v. (consumption) | 10. fill, replete, sate, satiate | fill to satisfaction.; "I am sated" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ cloy, pall | cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing.; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" |
| v. (change) | 11. fill | plug with a substance.; "fill a cavity" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| ~ fill up, close | fill or stop up.; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
| trunk | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. bole, tree trunk, trunk | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. |
| ~ tree | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| ~ bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. trunk | luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage. |
| ~ baggage, luggage | cases used to carry belongings when traveling. |
| ~ footlocker, locker | a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks). |
| ~ trunk lid | hinged lid for a trunk. |
| n. (body) | 3. body, torso, trunk | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ diaphragm, midriff | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration. |
| ~ shoulder | the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm. |
| ~ articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder | a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula. |
| ~ serratus, serratus muscles | any of several muscles of the trunk. |
| ~ side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ chest, pectus, thorax | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
| ~ midriff, midsection, middle | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front).; "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" |
| ~ waist, waistline | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips. |
| ~ paunch, belly | a protruding abdomen. |
| ~ love handle, spare tire | excess fat around the waistline. |
| ~ hip | either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh. |
| ~ haunch | the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings. |
| ~ abdomen, belly, stomach, venter | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis. |
| ~ back, dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.; "his back was nicely tanned" |
| ~ arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, tooshie, tush, backside, fundament, seat, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, bum, butt, can, rear, tail | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| ~ buttock, cheek | either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump. |
| ~ loins | the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools.; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" |
| ~ boot | British term for the luggage compartment in a car. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| n. (animal) | 5. proboscis, trunk | a long flexible snout as of an elephant. |
| ~ neb, snout | a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose. |
| ~ elephant | five-toed pachyderm. |
| ~ mammoth | any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks. |
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