What is the meaning of fill?

noun

  • A quantity sufficient to satisfy.
    • usage: "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
  • Any material that fills a space or container.
    • usage: "there was not enough fill for the trench"

verb

  • Make full, also in a metaphorical sense.
    • usage: "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
  • Become full.
    • usage: "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
  • Occupy the whole of.
    • usage: "The liquid fills the container"
  • Assume, as of positions or roles.
    • usage: "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
  • Fill or meet a want or need.
  • Appoint someone to (a position or a job. )
  • Eat until one is sated.
    • usage: "He filled up on turkey"
  • Fill to satisfaction.
    • usage: "I am sated"
  • Plug with a substance.
    • usage: "fill a cavity"
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APAWordNet. (2010). fill. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fill/definitions/1243686
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