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Fill has 15 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quantity sufficient to satisfy

"he ate his fill of potatoes"

"she had heard her fill of gossip"

2

any material that fills a space or container

"there was not enough fill for the trench"

3

A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.

"The old carriage had snapped off both its fill, leaving the driver unable to steer down the steep hill."

4

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

In plain English: A fill is an amount of something that fills up a space completely.

"The bottle was full to the fill, so I couldn't add any more water."

Usage: As a noun, fill refers to the wooden shafts that connect a horse's harness to the carriage wheels. Do not confuse this technical term with the verb meaning to make something full.

Verb
1

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

"fill a container"

"fill the child with pride"

2

become full

"The pool slowly filled with water"

"The theater filled up slowly"

3

occupy the whole of

"The liquid fills the container"

4

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"

5

fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction

"does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

"This job doesn't match my dreams"

"meet a need"

6

appoint someone to (a position or a job)

"After years of volunteering, she was finally filled in as the new director of the charity."

7

eat until one is sated

"He filled up on turkey"

8

fill to satisfaction

"I am sated"

9

plug with a substance

"fill a cavity"

10

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The crowd packed so tightly into the arena that there wasn't a single empty seat left to fill."

In plain English: To fill means to make something full by putting more stuff inside it until there is no empty space left.

"Please fill up your water bottle before we leave."

Usage: Use "fill" when something becomes completely occupied by a substance or people, such as filling a glass with water. It describes the action of making a space full so that nothing else can fit inside.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from given names​.

"The Fill family has lived on that corner for generations, and everyone knows their name comes directly from an ancestor named Fillip."

Example Sentences
"The bottle was full to the fill, so I couldn't add any more water." noun
"The fire was filled with a sudden gust of wind that turned it out instantly." noun
"He managed to fill the entire room before he realized how much time had passed." noun
"There was no room for argument or doubt in her firm resolve to fill the void left by his departure." noun
"Please fill up your water bottle before we leave." verb
See Also
window seat action full pour up throng trig chink up
Related Terms
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Antonyms
empty discharge
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
enough material change change state be work provide hire eat consume repair
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cement clutter clog brim farce stuff pad populate top off heap overfill ink replenish prime line complete impregnate electrify lubricate surcharge load deluge pack water flood rack up crowd take up answer quell content feed on quench fit the bill satisfy suit cloy close

Origin

The word "fill" comes from Old English fyllan, which meant to replenish or satisfy. It traveled into Middle English as fillen and has retained its original sense of making something full ever since.

Rhyming Words
ill kill cill vill will till lill bill sill pill gill yill nill rill dill zill mill hill jill chill
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