fill (verb)
1fill up — verb 1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense (Freq. 2) fill a container fill the child with pride • Syn: ↑fill, ↑make full • Ant: ↑empty (for …
2fill — ► VERB 1) make or become full. 2) block up (a hole, gap, etc.). 3) appoint a person to hold (a vacant post). 4) hold and perform the duties of (a position or role). 5) occupy (time). ► NOUN (one s fill) ▪ …
3fill in — verb 1. supply with information on a specific topic (Freq. 4) He filled me in on the latest developments • Hypernyms: ↑inform • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. represent the effect of shade or shadow on (Freq. 1) …
4fill out — verb 1. write all the required information onto a form (Freq. 5) fill out this questionnaire, please! make out a form • Syn: ↑complete, ↑fill in, ↑make out • Entailment: ↑ …
5fill the bill — verb be what is needed or be good enough for what is required Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration? • Syn: ↑fit the bill • Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑fit, ↑conform to • Verb Frames …
6fill in — verb Date: 1840 transitive verb 1. to enrich (as a design) with detail 2. to give necessary or recently acquired information to < I ll fill you in > intransitive verb to fill a vacancy usually temporarily < interns filled in for regular staffers… …
7fill — verb 1) he filled a bowl with cereal Syn: make full, fill up, fill to the brim, top up, charge Ant: empty 2) guests filled the parlor Syn: crowd into, throng, p …
8fill again — verb fill something that had previously been emptied refill my glass, please • Syn: ↑replenish, ↑refill • Derivationally related forms: ↑refilling (for: ↑refill), ↑replenishment …
9fill — verb 1》 make or become full. ↘block up (a hole, gap, etc.). ↘(of a sail) curve out tautly from its supports as the wind blows into it. 2》 pervade (a place or the air). ↘cause to experience a feeling. 3》 appoint a person to (a vacant… …
10fill in — verb a) To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed. After youre done laying the pipe, fill in the trench. b) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information. If you know anything about this,… …
