fill (fĭl)

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[Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan.]

verb: filled, fill·ing, fills. 

transitive verb 

1. 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).
2. 1. To satiate, as with food and drink.
   2. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See synonyms at satisfy
   3. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks.
   4. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.
3. To supply as required: fill a prescription; fill an order.
4. 1. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.
   2. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.
5. 1. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.
   2. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.
   3. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.
6. To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.
7. Nautical
   1. To cause (a sail) to swell.
   2. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

intransitive verb 

To become full.

noun 

1. An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill.
2. Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.
3. 1. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.
   2. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.

phrasal verbs

fill in

Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?

To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.

fill out

To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.

To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.

idioms

fill (someone's) shoes

To assume someone's position or duties.

fill the bill

To serve a particular purpose.

derivatives

filĺa·ble

adjective