Fill

/fɪl/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive, ergative) To make full.

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, ergative) To make full
2. To become full.
3. (intransitive) To become full.
4. (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
5. (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
6. (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
7. (transitive) To block, obstruct
8. (transitive) To supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

Example Sentences

The bucket filled with rain

The room filled with thick smoke.

The sails fill with wind

The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.

We can't let the library close! It fills a great need in the community.

To qualify for a home loan, you need to fill a number of requirements.

The board of supervisors called a specal election to fill the office, and at such special election Henry C. Andrews was elected judge of probate to fill out the said term.

Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled.

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Word Forms

• fills
• filling
• filled

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