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NGSL Rank: 843
fill
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Meanings
verb
  • cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.
    E.g. I filled the bottle with water
  • become an overwhelming presence in; pervade.
    E.g. a pungent smell of garlic filled the air
  • appoint a person to hold (a vacant post).
    E.g. the board contacted him to say they had already filled the position
  • be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order).
    E.g. she needed to fill a prescription
  • (in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards.
noun
  • an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.
    E.g. we have eaten our fill
  • an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container.
    E.g. a fill of tobacco
  • (in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument.
    E.g. country-tinged guitar fills

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