Fill | Mean of fill in English Dictionary

/ˈfɪl/

• Verb
• to make (something) full
1. May I fill your glass for you?
2. fill (up) a glass with water
3. He told the gas station attendant to fill it/her up. [=to fill the tank of his car with gasoline]
4. Clothes filled the closet.
5. She filled her house with antiques.
6. His massive body filled the doorway.
7. He has enough books to fill a library.
8. Two hundred people filled the room.
9. fill a sheet of paper with writing
10. Tears filled her eyes. [=she began to cry]
11. Joy filled her heart. [=she became very joyful]
12. He filled her head with lies [=he told her many lies] about his military service.
13. pastries filled with meat = meat-filled pastries
14. a vase filled with flowers
15. stadiums filled with cheering fans
16. The theater was filled to capacity. [=completely full]
17. The thought of leaving fills me with sadness. [=makes me very sad]
18. I'm filled with shame [=I'm very ashamed] when I think of how I treated her.
19. The news filled their hearts with hope. [=made them very hopeful]
• to become full
1. Her eyes filled with tears. [=she began to cry]
2. Her heart filled with joy. [=she became very joyful]
3. The rivers have filled and are close to flooding.
4. The stadium filled more than an hour before the game.
• to spread all through (an area, the air, etc.)
1. Smoke filled the room.
2. Laughter filled the air.
3. The smell of fried onions filled the house.
4. Tension filled the air as we waited for further news.

• to spend or use (time)
1. She likes to fill (up) her day with small chores.
2. Since he retired he doesn't know how to fill his time.
3. a fun-filled afternoon [=an afternoon filled with fun; a very enjoyable afternoon]
• to make (someone) full with food and drink
1. foods that won't fill you up
2. We filled up on sandwiches before leaving for the game.
• to place material inside of (a hole, crack, etc.) in order to repair a surface
1. fill a crack with putty
2. workers filling potholes
3. fill a cavity in a tooth = fill a tooth [=put filling in a cavity/tooth]
4. He's trying to fill the gaps in his record collection. [=trying to get the records he needs to make his collection complete]
5. These new discoveries will help to fill a gap in our knowledge of how the human body ages.
6. Some other player will have to fill the void left by his retirement.
• to do or provide what is needed for (something)
1. fill [=fulfill] all requirements
2. fill a need
• to perform the work of (an office, position, etc.)
1. fill [=hold, occupy] the office of president
2. A new representative will be appointed to fill his vacated seat.
• to hire a person for a job that has become available
1. The company hopes to fill several vacancies in its marketing department.
2. fill a job opening
• to provide the things that are asked for in (something, such as an order)
1. fill an order
2. (US) fill a prescription [=(Brit) make up a prescription]
• to complete (a document) by providing necessary information
1. fill in an application
2. fill in an order form
3. Please fill in the blanks. [=put information in the blank spaces]
4. At the end of the movie, the narrator goes back and fills in (all) the blanks. [=the narrator provides missing information about the movie's plot]
• to provide (more information)
1. Just tell me the most important parts—you can fill in the details later.
• to provide information to (someone)
1. I missed the meeting so I need someone to fill me in (on what happened).
2. She filled us in on the details.
• to take the place of (someone who is away for a time)
1. He can't be here today, so he asked me to fill in.
2. He asked me to fill in for him.
• to increase in size
1. The tree looks weak now but should begin to fill out in a few years.
2. It was easier to find clothes that fit him once he began to fill out.
• to complete (something, such as a form) by providing necessary information
1. fill out [=fill in] a form
2. fill out an application
• to take someone's place or position
1. No one will be able to fill her shoes after she retires.
• Noun
• a full amount
1. I'm going to eat my fill.
2. We've had our fill of dance music for one night.
• material that is used to fill something
1. They delivered a truckload of fill for the trench.