FILL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a quantity sufficient to satisfy
    Usage Example(s)
    • he ate his fill of potatoes
    • she had heard her fill of gossip
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • any material that fills a space or container
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there was not enough fill for the trench
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

FILL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • plug with a substance
    Usage Example(s)
    • fill a cavity
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • become full
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The pool slowly filled with water
    • The theater filled up slowly
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • fill a container
    • fill the child with pride
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Cause(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • fill or meet a want or need
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • fill to satisfaction
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I am sated
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • eat until one is sated
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He filled up on turkey
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • appoint someone to (a position or a job)
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • assume, as of positions or roles
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She took the job as director of development
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • occupy the whole of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The liquid fills the container
    Hypernyms(s) fill is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)