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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 843
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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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