fill

IPA: fˈɪɫ

noun

  • (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
  • An amount that fills a container.
  • The filling of a container or area.
  • Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
  • (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
  • An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
  • (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
  • One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
  • A surname transferred from the given name.

verb

  • (transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
  • (transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
  • To enter (something), making it full.
  • (intransitive) To become full.
  • (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
  • (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
  • (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
  • (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
  • (transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
  • (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
  • (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
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Examples of "fill" in Sentences

  • These witnesses are what I call the fill-in-the - color chart.
  • Martzke: AL fireworks put network's broadcasters in 'fill' mode.
  • The form to fill is quite easy, just state what kind of gun you want.
  • If one acre of fill is exceeded, an Individual Permit will be required.
  • Perhaps the most crucial post to fill is the job of secretary to the governor, the equivalent of chief of staff.
  • NG Ryan Gardner — The biggest hole the Falcons have to fill is at nose guard, where Ben Garland started in 2009.
  • September 11th, 2009 4: 02 pm ET democrates all - ways act with-out thinking you know senator kennedy, s seat your trying to fill is empty because they hit the panic button let NC voters decide his fate
  • "The question remains whether this trend offers women an opportunity to secure a higher position on the ladder," the report said, with the alternative being that men will again fill the jobs they left when the market recovers.

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