Noun
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any material that fills a space or container
"there was not enough fill for the trench"
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a quantity sufficient to satisfy
"he ate his fill of potatoes"
"she had heard her fill of gossip"
Verb
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plug with a substance
"fill a cavity"
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fill to satisfaction
"I am sated"
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eat until one is sated
"He filled up on turkey"
- fill up -
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
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fill or meet a want or need
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assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"
"he occupies the position of manager"
"the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
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occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"
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become full
"The pool slowly filled with water"
"The theater filled up slowly"
- fill up -
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
"fill a container"
"fill the child with pride"
- fill up - make full