fill

fill · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To make or become full.

  2. 2.

    To occupy all available space in.

  3. 3.

    To satisfy or meet a need or requirement.

  4. 4.

    To put material into a hole or gap.

  5. 5.

    To complete a form by adding required information.

  6. 6.

    An amount sufficient to fill something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fill in — To substitute for someone; to complete.
  • •
    fill out — To complete a form; to become fuller.
  • •
    fill up — To make completely full.
  • •
    fill someone in — To inform someone about something.
  • •
    fill the bill — To be suitable or adequate.
  • •
    have one's fill — To have enough.

Related words

Antonyms: drain, empty, vacate
See also: empty, full, pack, stuff
Synonyms: load, occupy, pack, stuff

Etymology

From Old English fyllan ("to fill, fill up, replenish"), from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from fullaz ("full").