Fill - Definition

n 1: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of
potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
2: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not
enough fill for the trench" [syn: filling, fill]
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a
container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: fill, fill
up, make full] [ant: empty]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The
theater filled up slowly" [syn: fill, fill up] [ant:
discharge, empty]
3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn:
occupy, fill]
4: 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"
[syn: fill, take, occupy]
5: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill,
fulfill, fulfil]
6: appoint someone to (a position or a job)
7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: fill
up, fill]
8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate,
replete, fill]
9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"