| 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?" |
| gas up | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. gas up | fill with gasoline.; "Gas up the car" |
| ~ fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy.; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" |
| refuel | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. refuel | provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars. |
| ~ fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy.; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" |
| v. (possession) | 2. refuel | take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car. |
| ~ fuel | take in fuel, as of a ship.; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" |
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