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   fill

   /fil/

   verb

   • 1. cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full: "I filled the bottle with water" Similar make/become fullfill upfill to the brimfill to overflowingchargeload (up)packtop upcrowdthrongpack (into)jamoccupy all ofpress intosqueeze intocram (into)overcrowdcongestoverfillstockpackloadsupplyfurnishprovidereplenishrestockrefillblock upbung upstop (up)plugsealcaulkcloseclog (up)chokeobstructoccludedam upOpposite emptyunblockopen
   • ▪ become full: "Elinor's eyes filled with tears"
   • ▪ insert material to block or close (a gap or opening): "road engineers planned to fill the hole with concrete"
   • ▪ block up (a cavity in a tooth) with cement, amalgam, or gold.
   • ▪ (of the wind) blow into (a sail), causing it to curve outwards.
   • ▪ (of a sail) curve out tautly from its supports as the wind blows into it.
   • 2. become an overwhelming presence in; pervade: "a pungent smell of garlic filled the air" Similar pervadespread throughout/throughpermeatesuffusebe diffused throughdiffuse throughimbuepenetratepass throughinfuseperfuseextend throughoutbe disseminated throughflow throughrun throughsaturateimpregnate
   • ▪ occupy or take up (a period of time): "the next few days were filled with meetings"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to experience a strong emotion or feeling: "his presence filled us with foreboding"
   • 3. appoint a person to hold (a vacant post): "the board contacted him to say they had already filled the position"
   • ▪ hold and perform the expected duties of (a post or role): "he had filled the post in an acting capacity for some time" Similar occupyholdtake upbe inhaveinformal:hold down
   • ▪ satisfy or fulfil (a want or need): "community land trusts are a way to fill the pressing need for housing" Similar carry outcompletefulfillexecuteperformimplementdischargebring aboutrare:effectuate
   • 4. be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order): North American "she needed to fill a prescription"
   • 5. (in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards.

   noun

   • 1. an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear: "we have eaten our fill"
   • 2. an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container: "a fill of tobacco"
   • ▪ material, typically loose or compacted, which fills a space, especially in building or engineering work: "loose polystyrene fill"
   • ▪ the action of filling something, especially of shading in a region of a computer graphics display.
   • 3. (in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument: "country-tinged guitar fills"

   Word Origin Old Englishfyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full1.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FILL definition: 1. to make or become full; to use empty space: 2. to put a substance into an empty space: 3. to…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › fillFILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Fill definition: to make full; put as much as can be held into. See examples of FILL used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFILL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   FILL meaning: 1. to make a container or space full, or to become full: 2. If people or things fill a place…. Learn more.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › fill_vfill, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   There are 35 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fill, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fulfillFulfill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The verb fulfill means to fill a need or want. To fulfill yourself personally means to follow your inner passion, like flute-playing, no matter who thinks it's silly. Fulfill can also mean to meet expectations, or live up to a standard.

7. casetext.com › statute › arizona-revised-statutesSection 9-500.50 - [As Added by L.2024, ch.41] Disclosure of ...

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   Section 9-500.50 - [As Added by L.2024, ch.41] Disclosure of filing; military installation or range or Arizona national guard site; definitions A. A city or town that contains any portion of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site or contains any portion of the influence area of a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site, as delineated in the map ...