FILL
\fˈɪl], \fˈɪl], \f_ˈɪ_l]\
Definitions of FILL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
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plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
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fill or meet a want or need
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fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
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assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
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appoint someone to (a position or a job)
By Princeton University
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eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
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plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
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fill or meet a want or need
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fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
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assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
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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.
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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.
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To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
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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.
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To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.
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To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.
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To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
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To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
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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.
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To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
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A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.
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That which fills; filling; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
By Oddity Software
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One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
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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.
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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.
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To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
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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.
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To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.
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To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.
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To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
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To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
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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.
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To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
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A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.
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That which fills; filling; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
By Noah Webster.
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To make full; satisfy; crowd; occupy; to perform, as duties, in the place of someone.
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To become full; pour a glass or vessel full.
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As much as produces complete satisfaction; a full supply.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To make full; to put into until all the space is occupied; to supply abundantly; to satisfy; to glut; to perform the duties of; to supply a vacant office.
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To become full; to become satiated.
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As much as fills or satisfies; a full supply.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To become full.
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As much as supplies want or satisfies. To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit. To fill up, to make full; to fill; to engage or employ; to complete; to become full.
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To make full; to put or pour in till the space is full; to supply with abundance; to cause to abound; to satisfy; to glut; to supply with an incumbent; to possess and perform the duties of; to brace the yards so that the wind will act upon and dilate the sails.
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To fill a cup or glass for drinking; to become full.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To put or pour in all that can be held; to crowd; to stuff; to content or satisfy; to hold or occupy, as any post or office; to become full.
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As much as satisfies fully.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
