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FILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quantity sufficient to satisfy
Example:
she had heard her fill of gossip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("fill" is a kind of...):
enough; sufficiency (an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose)
Derivation:
fill (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction)
fill (fill to satisfaction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any material that fills a space or container
Example:
there was not enough fill for the trench
Synonyms:
fill; filling
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fill" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fill"):
cement (any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth)
Derivation:
fill (plug with a substance)
fill (become full)
fill (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they fill ... he / she / it fills
Past simple: filled
Past participle: filled
-ing form: filling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plug with a substance
Example:
fill a cavity
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
close; fill up (fill or stop up)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
fill (any material that fills a space or container)
filler (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)
filling ((dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become full
Example:
The theater filled up slowly
Synonyms:
fill; fill up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
water (fill with tears)
flood (become filled to overflowing)
rack up (supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
empty (become empty or void of its content)
Derivation:
filling (flow into something (as a container))
fill (any material that fills a space or container)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Example:
fill the child with pride
Synonyms:
fill; fill up; make full
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Cause:
fill; fill up (become full)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
prime (fill with priming liquid)
line (fill plentifully)
complete (bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements)
impregnate; saturate (infuse or fill completely)
impregnate; infuse; instill; tincture (fill, as with a certain quality)
electrify (charge (a conductor) with electricity)
lube; lubricate (apply a lubricant to)
surcharge (fill to an excessive degree)
lade; laden; load; load up (fill or place a load on)
charge; load (provide (a device) with something necessary)
deluge; flood; inundate; swamp (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid)
pack (fill to capacity)
clutter; clutter up (fill a space in a disorderly way)
clog; overload (fill to excess so that function is impaired)
brim (fill as much as possible)
farce; stuff (fill with a stuffing while cooking)
stuff (fill tightly with a material)
populate (fill with inhabitants)
top off (fill to the point of almost overflowing)
heap (fill to overflow)
overfill (fill beyond capacity)
ink (fill with ink)
fill again; refill; replenish (fill something that had previously been emptied)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Sentence example:
They fill the cart with boxes
Antonym:
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Also:
fill in (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)
fill out (make fat or plump)
Derivation:
fill (any material that fills a space or container)
filler (the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar)
filler (anything added to fill out a whole)
filler (copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper)
filling (the act of filling something)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
Example:
meet a need
Synonyms:
conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
accommodate; fit; suit (be agreeable or acceptable to)
fulfil; fulfill; live up to; satisfy (meet the requirements or expectations of)
fill the bill; fit the bill (be what is needed or be good enough for what is required)
allay; assuage; quench; slake (satisfy (thirst))
feed on; feed upon (be sustained by)
content (satisfy in a limited way)
appease; quell; stay (overcome or allay)
answer (be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
fill (a quantity sufficient to satisfy)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Fill to satisfaction
Example:
I am sated
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
cloy; pall (cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
fill (a quantity sufficient to satisfy)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Eat until one is sated
Example:
He filled up on turkey
Synonyms:
fill; fill up
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
eat (take in solid food)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 7
Meaning:
Appoint someone to (a position or a job)
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Assume, as of positions or roles
Example:
the young prince will soon occupy the throne
Synonyms:
fill; occupy; take
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
Verb group:
assume; strike; take; take up (occupy or take on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
Meaning:
Occupy the whole of
Example:
The liquid fills the container
Synonyms:
fill; occupy
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fill" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fill"):
crowd (fill or occupy to the point of overflowing)
take up (take up time or space)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The books fill the box
Context examples:
A process that fills a dosage unit using a vacuum to deliver a powder, which is not performed under sterile conditions.
(Non-Sterile Vacuum Powder Filling Method, NCI Thesaurus)
Go below and fill a sack with coal.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A process that fills a dosage unit with a powder by volume using gravity flow, which is not performed under sterile conditions.
(Non-Sterile Volumetric Powder Filling Method, NCI Thesaurus)
Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, pruritus, and ocular lesions.
(Onchocerciasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The action or fact of filling a place.
(Occupancy, NCI Thesaurus)
Cyst of the nerve roots filled with cerebrospinal fluid, usually located in the sacral area of the spine.
(Perineural Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
A fluid filled sac within the pineal gland.
(Pineal Gland Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
The world was filled with surprise.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
On examining my dwelling, I found that one of the windows of the cottage had formerly occupied a part of it, but the panes had been filled up with wood.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The star loses its hydrogen-filled outer layers quickly, exposing its super-hot and extremely bright helium-burning core.
(Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed 'Nasty', NASA)
