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Entry 12 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Fill

/fĭl/ · IPA /fɪl/
01 n. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
  1. 1.
    One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
Phrases & compounds
Fill horse — a thill horse.
02 v. t. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole ca…
imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling
  1. 1.
    To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of.
    “The rain also filleth the pools.” — Ps. lxxxiv. 6.
    “Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim.” — John ii. 7.
  2. 2.
    To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.
    “And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas.” — Gen. i. 22.
    “The Syrians filled the country.” — 1 Kings xx. 27.
  3. 3.
    To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
    “Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude?” — Matt. xv. 33.
    “Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.” — Bacon.
  4. 4.
    To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.
  5. 5.
    To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.
  6. 6.
    To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.(Naut.)
  7. 7.
    To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.(Civil Engineering)
Phrases & compounds
To fill in — to insert; as, he filled in the figures.
To fill out — to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill.
To fill up — to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete.
03 v. i. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the …
  1. 1.
    To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.
  2. 2.
    To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
    “Give me some wine; fill full.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
To back and fill — to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand.
04 n. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.
  1. 1.
    A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.
    “I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.