fɪl v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by with)
make or
become full. 2 tr.
occupy completely;
spread over or
through;
pervade. 3 tr.
block up (a
cavity or
hole in a tooth)
with cement,
amalgam,
gold,
etc.; drill
and put a
filling into (a decayed tooth). 4 tr.
appoint a
person to hold (a
vacant post). 5 tr. hold (a position);
discharge the duties of (an office). 6 tr.
carry out or supply (an
order,
commission, etc.). 7 tr. occupy (vacant time). 8 intr. (of a sail) be distended by wind. 9 tr. (usu. as filling adj.) (esp. of food)
satisfy,
satiate. 10 tr. Poker etc.
complete (a holding) by
drawing the
necessary cards. 11 tr.
stock abundantly. --n. 1 (prec. by possessive) as
much as
one wants or can bear (eat
your fill). 2
enough to fill
something (a fill of tobacco). 3
earth etc. used to fill a cavity. øfill the bill be
suitable or
adequate. fill in 1
add information to complete (a
form,
document,
blank cheque, etc.). 2 a complete (a drawing etc.)
within an
outline. b fill (an outline) in
this way. 3 fill (a hole etc.) completely. 4 (often foll. by for)
act as a
substitute. 5 occupy
oneself during (time
between other activities). 6 colloq.
inform (a person)
more fully. 7 sl.
thrash,
beat. fill out 1
enlarge to the required size. 2 become enlarged or plump. 3 US fill in (a document etc.). fill up 1 make or become completely full. 2 fill in (a document etc.). 3 fill the
petrol tank of (a
car etc.). 4
provide what is needed to occupy vacant parts or places or deal with deficiencies
in. 5 do
away with (a
pond etc.) by filling. fill-up n. a
thing that fills something
up. [OE fyllan f. Gmc, rel. to FULL(1)]