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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
fill n 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" [syn: filling, fill] v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: fill, fill up, make full] [ant: empty] 2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" [syn: fill, fill up] [ant: discharge, empty] 3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: occupy, fill] 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" [syn: fill, take, occupy] 5: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil] 6: appoint someone to (a position or a job) 7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: fill up, fill] 8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate, replete, fill] 9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Fill \Fill\, n. [See Thill.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] Fill horse, a thill horse. --Shak. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Fill \Fill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f["u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. [1913 Webster] The rain also filleth the pools. --Ps. lxxxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John ii. 7. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun. [1913 Webster] And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i. 22. [1913 Webster] The Syrians filled the country. --1 Kings xx. 27. [1913 Webster] 3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. [1913 Webster] Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt. xv. 33. [1913 Webster] Things that are sweet and fat are more filling. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair. [1913 Webster] 5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 6. (Naut.) (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails. [1913 Webster] 7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. [1913 Webster] To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures. To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill. To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. "The bliss that fills up all the mind." --Pope. "And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ." --Col. i. 24. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Fill \Fill\, n. [AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.] 1. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. "Ye shall eat your fill." --Lev. xxv. 19. [1913 Webster] I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] | ||
5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Fill \Fill\, v. i. 1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking. [1913 Webster] Give me some wine; fill full. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To back and fill. See under Back, v. i. To fill up, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand. [1913 Webster] | ||
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