fill

1 a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"

2 any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" [syn: filling]

1 make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: fill up, make full] [ant: empty]

2 become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" [syn: fill up] [ant: empty]

3 occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: occupy]

4 assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: take]

5 fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil]

6 appoint someone to (a position or a job)

7 eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: fill up]

8 fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate, replete]

9 plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"

English

Pronunciation

• /fɪl/
• Rhymes with: -ɪl

• Homophones: Phil

Etymology 1

etyl ang fyllan.

Verb

1. transitive ergative to make full.

Antonyms

• empty

Related terms

• backfill
• fill up
• fill in
• fill out
• filler
• filling
• refill
• full
• fulfil
• having eaten one's fill

Translations

Etymology 2

etyl ang fyllu, from . Cognate with German Fülle.

Noun

1. The full amount which a person can eat and/or drink; enough to be satisfied.

   Don't feed him anymore, he's had his fill.

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiɫ/

Noun

fill m (pl., fije)

1. thread, yarn.

Adverb

fill

1. at once, immediately.

Catalan

Etymology

filius

Noun

1. son

Irish

Etymology

From fillid < < ; cf. German walzen, Latin volvo

Pronunciation

• a Munster lang=ga|[fʲiːlʲ]
• a Galway lang=ga|[fʲiːl̠ʲ]
• a Mayo and Donegal lang=ga|[fʲɪl̠ʲ]

Verb

1. to turn back
2. to fold
3. to return

Conjugation

Mutation

Fill may refer to:

• Fill dirt, soil added to an area.
• Fill (music), a short segment of instrumental music.
• In textiles, the filling yarn is the same as weft, the yarn which is shuttled back and forth across the warp to create a woven fabric.
• In finance, a fill is the fulfillment of a part or whole of an order at a given price by a broker or counterparty
• Fill flash is a technique in photography where the flash is used in bright locations to prevent shadows from being underexposed.
• Flood fill, in graphic design fills a color, pattern, or texture in an area.

See also

• Filling

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