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| v. (change) | 1. 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) | 2. 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. (contact) | 3. close, fill up | fill or stop up.; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
| ~ fill | plug with a substance.; "fill a cavity" |
| ~ seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ plug, stop up, secure | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug.; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" |
| ~ coapt, conglutinate | cause to adhere.; "The wounds were coapted" |
| v. (consumption) | 4. 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?" |
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