Fill

English Meaning

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

1. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk.
2. To supply or provide to the fullest extent: filled the mall with new stores.
3. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.
4. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).
5. To repair a cavity of (a tooth).
6. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).
7. To satiate, as with food and drink.
8. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.
9. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks.
10. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.
11. To supply as required: fill a prescription; fill an order.
12. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.
13. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.
14. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.
15. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.
16. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.
17. To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.
18. Nautical To cause (a sail) to swell.
19. Nautical To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.
20. To become full.
21. An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill.
22. Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
23. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.
24. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.
25. fill in Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?
26. fill in To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
27. fill out To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.
28. fill out To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.
29. fill (someone's) shoes To assume someone's position or duties.
30. fill the bill Informal To serve a particular purpose.