fill
fill / fil/ • v. [tr.] put someone or something into (a space or container) so that it is completely or almost completely full: I filled up the bottle with water. ∎ [intr.] (fill with) become full of. ∎ become an overwhelming presence in: the smell of garlic filled the air. ∎ cause (someone) to have an intense experience of an emotion or feeling: his presence filled us with foreboding. ∎ appoint a person to hold (a vacant position). ∎ hold and perform the expected duties of (a position or role). ∎ occupy or take up (a period of time): the next few days were filled with meetings. ∎ be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order): she needed to fill a prescription. ∎ [intr.] (of a sail) curve out tautly as the wind blows into it. ∎ [tr.] (of the wind) blow into (a sail), causing it to curve outward.• n. (one's fill) an amount of something that is as much as one wants or can bear: I've had my fill of surprises for one day. ∎ an amount of something that will occupy all the space in a container. ∎ material, loose or compacted, that fills a space, esp. in building or engineering work: loose polystyrene fill. ∎ the action of filling something, esp. of shading or color in a region of a computer graphics display.PHRASES: fill someone's shoes inf. take over someone's function or duties and fulfill them satisfactorily.PHRASAL VERBS: fill in act as a substitute for someone when they are unable to do their job.fill someone in inform someone more fully of a matter, giving all the details: the cab driver filled me in on the latest gossip.fill something in put material into a hole, trench, or space so that it is completely full: the canal is now disused and partly filled in. ∎ complete a drawing by adding color or shade to the spaces within an outline.fill something out add information to complete an official form or document: he filled out the requisite forms. ∎ give more details to add to someone's understanding of something: he filled out the background by going into historical questions.fill up become completely full: the dining car filled up. ∎ fill the fuel tank of a car.