Filippo Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi

fill


Definition: Meaning of, fill in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
fill filled filled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
filling fills
  1. become/make full also fill up [intransitive and transitive] if a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full
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  2. large thing/number [transitive] if a thing or group fills something, there is no space left
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  3. sound/smell/light [transitive] if a sound, smell, or light fills a place, you notice it because it is very loud or strong
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  4. emotions [transitive] if you are filled with an emotion, or if it fills you, you feel it very strongly
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  5. provide something [transitive] to provide something that is needed or wanted but which has not been available or present before
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  6. spend time [transitive] if you fill a period of time with a particular activity, you spend that time doing it
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  7. perform a job [transitive] to perform a particular job, activity, or purpose in an organization, or to find someone or something to do this
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  8. crack/hole also fill in [transitive] to put a substance into a hole, crack etc to make a surface level
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  9. fill yourself (up)/fill your face informal to eat so much food that you cannot eat any more
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  10. fill an order to supply the goods that a customer has ordered
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  11. fill the bill American English to have exactly the right qualities [=  fit the bill British English]
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  12. fill somebody's shoes to do the work that someone else normally does, especially when this is difficult because they have set a high standard
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  1. have had your fill of something informal to have done something or experienced something, especially something unpleasant, so that you do not want any more
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  2. eat/drink your fill old-fashioned to eat or drink as much as you want or need
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fill used in phrases

  • fill again (verb)
    1. fill something that had previously been emptied
  • fill the bill (verb)
    1. be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
  • fill-in (noun)
    1. someone who does someone else's job because that person is not there
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fill used in phrasal verbs

  • fill in (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document
    2. [transitive] same as fill1 (sense 3)
  • fill out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to add information such as your name or address in the empty spaces on an official document
    2. [intransitive] informal if someone fills out, their body becomes less thin
  • fill up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] same as fill1 (sense 1)
    2. [intransitive] same as fill1 (sense 2)
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