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fill

/ fill /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
"he ate his fill of potatoes"
"she had heard her fill of gossip"
Type of:
enough sufficiency
verb Sense 2
assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"
Type of:
work do work
Verb group:
assume take strike take up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
"fill a cavity"
Type of:
repair mend fix
Kinds of:
close fill up
Derived:
filling filler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
"The pool slowly filled with water"
"The theater filled up slowly"
Opposites:
empty discharge
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
water flood rack up
Derived:
filling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
"fill a container"
"fill the child with pride"
Opposites:
empty
Type of:
change alter modify
Causes:
fill up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 6
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
Type of:
hire engage employ
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
eat until one is sated
"He filled up on turkey"
Type of:
eat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
occupy the whole of
"The liquid fills the container"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
crowd take up
Derived:
occupation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 9
"there was not enough fill for the trench"
Type of:
material stuff
Kinds of:
cement
Derived:
fill up make full
verb Sense 10
fill or meet a want or need
Type of:
provide supply ply
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 11
"I am sated"
Kinds of:
cloy pall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
79
Times Searched
3
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