fill

verb

\ ˈfil

filled; filling; fills

Definition of fill

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained fill a cup with water

b : to supply with a full complement the class is filled

c(1) : to cause to swell or billow wind filled the sails

(2) : to trim (a sail) to catch the wind

d : to raise the level of with fill filled land

e : to repair the cavities of (teeth)

f : to stop up : obstruct wreckage filled the channel

g : to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance

2a : feed, satiate fill livestock

b : satisfy, fulfill fills all requirements

c : make out, complete —used with out or in fill out a formfill in the blanks

d : to draw the playing cards necessary to complete fill a straight or flush in poker

3a : to occupy the whole of smoke filled the room

b : to spread through music filled the air

c : to make full a mind filled with fantasies

4a : to possess and perform the duties of : hold fill an office

b : to place a person in fill a vacancy

5 : to supply as directed fill a prescription

6 : to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal a gold-filled bracelet

: to become full the rivers filled

fill one's shoes

: to take over one's job, position, or responsibilities No one will be able to fill his shoes after he retires.

fill

noun

Definition of fill (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a full supply especially : a quantity that satisfies or satiates eat your fill

2 : something that fills: such as

a : material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place

b : a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)

c : artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows —often used attributively fill flash