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fill

/fɪl/

verb

Meaning

  • To occupy fully, to take up all of.

  • To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.

  • To enter (something), making it full.

  • To become full.

    "the bucket filled with rain;  the sails fill with wind"

  • To become pervaded with something.

    "My heart filled with joy."

  • To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).

    "The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin."

  • To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.

    "Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled."

  • To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.

    "Dr. Smith filled Jim's cavity with silver amalgam."

  • To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

  • To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.

  • (of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

    "Did you fill that girl last night?"

Synonyms

dick,
get up in,
knob,
swive,
pervade