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fill
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- pronunciation:
- fIl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- fill in, fill out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
fills, filling, filled |
definition 1: |
to cause to become full; put as much as possible into.
He filled the pool with clean water.She filled the bag with her groceries.- antonyms:
- empty, hollow
- similar words:
- brim, cram, crowd, glut, jam, lade, line, load, overcrowd, overstuff, pack, squeeze, stuff
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definition 2: |
to take up all or most of the space in.
Fans filled the stadium on the day of the big game.- synonyms:
- crowd
- similar words:
- clog, congest, jam, occupy, overcrowd, pack, take
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definition 3: |
to pervade completely or almost so.
The scent of flowers filled the air.- synonyms:
- charge, permeate, pervade, saturate
- similar words:
- impregnate, penetrate, suffuse
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definition 4: |
to fully satisfy (a need or desire).
He fills his appetite for sweets by occasionally eating a whole box of chocolates.They may argue sometimes, but they fill each others' need for company.- synonyms:
- content, fulfill, sate, satiate, satisfy
- similar words:
- answer, appease, feed, meet, surfeit
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definition 5: |
to work or perform in.
The new employee fills her position adequately.- similar words:
- carry out, discharge, fulfill, occupy
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definition 6: |
to close up or plug.
The dentist filled the cavity.- synonyms:
- plug
- similar words:
- bung, caulk, chink, close, cork, seal, stop
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definition 7: |
to prepare or make up (a prescription).
The pharmacist filled my prescription for cough medicine.- similar words:
- prepare, supply
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related words: |
charge, clutter, freight, heap, inflate, people, sack, sate, satiate, saturate, stock, throng |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become full.
The seaside resort fills with tourists every summer.The gutters quickly filled with rainwater.- antonyms:
- empty
- similar words:
- congest, distend, expand, lade, load up, overcrowd, overflow
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related words: |
burst, glut, inflate |
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phrase: |
fill in, fill out |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a sufficient or satisfying quantity or amount.
He ate his fill of peanuts. |
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derivation: |
filled (adj.) |
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