fill

fill¹ W1S1 [fıl] v

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1¦(become/make full)¦

2¦(large thing/number)¦

3¦(sound/smell/light)¦

4¦(emotions)¦

5¦(provide something)¦

6¦(spend time)¦

7¦(perform a job)¦

8¦(crack/hole)¦

9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face

10 fill an order

11 fill the bill

12 fill somebody's shoes

Phrasal verbs

　fill in

　fill out

　fill up

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[: Old English; Origin: fyllan; related to FULL¹]

1.) ¦(BECOME/MAKE FULL)¦ also fill up [I and T]

if a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full

▪ He poured her a drink, then filled his own glass.

▪ My job was filling the flour sacks.

▪ Take a deep breath and allow your lungs to fill.

fill (sth) with sth

▪ Her eyes filled with tears .

fill sth to the brim/to overflowing

(=fill something completely)

▪ a bucket filled to the brim with ice

▪ There was just enough wind to fill the sails.

▪ Miller's band was filling dancehalls (=attracting a lot of people) all over the country.

2.) ¦(LARGE THING/NUMBER)¦ [T]

if a thing or group fills something, there is no space left

▪ Crowds of well-wishers filled the streets.

▪ His wartime experiences would fill a book!

▪ All the seats were filled and a number of people were standing.

▪ Numerous pictures fill every available space .

3.) ¦(SOUND/SMELL/LIGHT)¦ [T]

if a sound, smell, or light fills a place, you notice it because it is very loud or strong

▪ The smell of freshly baked bread filled the room.

be filled with sth

▪ The air was filled with the sound of children's laughter.

4.) ¦(EMOTIONS)¦ [T]

if you are filled with an emotion, or if it fills you, you feel it very strongly

be filled with admiration/joy/happiness etc

▪ I was filled with admiration for her.

be filled with horror/fear/anger/doubt/remorse

▪ Their faces were suddenly filled with fear.

fill sb with sth

▪ The prospect filled him with horror.

5.) ¦(PROVIDE SOMETHING)¦ [T]

to provide something that is needed or wanted but which has not been available or present before

fill a need/demand

▪ Volunteers fill a real need for teachers in the Somali Republic.

fill a gap/hole/niche etc

▪ I spent most of the summer filling the gaps in my education.

▪ The company has moved quickly to fill the niche in the overnight travel market.

6.) ¦(SPEND TIME)¦ [T]

if you fill a period of time with a particular activity, you spend that time doing it

fill your time/the days etc (with sth)

▪ I have no trouble filling my time.

7.) ¦(PERFORM A JOB)¦ [T]

to perform a particular job, activity, or purpose in an organization, or to find someone or something to do this

fill a post/position/vacancy etc

▪ Women fill 35% of senior management positions.

▪ Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, the vacancy has already been filled.

▪ The UK should find another weapon to fill the same role .

8.) ¦(CRACK/HOLE)¦ also fill in [T]

to put a substance into a hole, crack etc to make a surface level

▪ Fill in any cracks before starting to paint.

▪ materials developed to fill tooth cavities

9.) fill yourself (up)/fill your face informal

to eat so much food that you cannot eat any more

10.) fill an order

to supply the goods that a customer has ordered

▪ The company is struggling to fill $11 million in back orders.

11.) fill the bill

AmE to have exactly the right qualities

British Equivalent: fit the bill

▪ We needed an experienced reporter and Willis fills the bill.

12.) fill sb's shoes

to do the work that someone else normally does, especially when this is difficult because they have set a high standard

fill in phr v

1.) ¦(DOCUMENT)¦

fill sth<=>in

to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc

▪ Don't forget to fill in your boarding cards.

2.) ¦(TELL SOMEBODY NEWS)¦

fill sb<=>in

to tell someone about recent events, especially because they have been away from a place

fill somebody<=>in on

▪ I think you'd better fill me in on what's been happening.

3.) ¦(CRACK/HOLE)¦

fill sth<=>in

to put a substance into a hole, crack etc so it is completely full and level

4.) fill in time

to spend time doing something unimportant because you are waiting for something to happen

▪ She flipped through a magazine to fill in the time.

5.) ¦(SPACE)¦

fill sth<=>in

to paint or draw over the space inside a shape

6.) ¦(DO SOMEBODY'S JOB)¦

to do someone's job because they are not there

fill in for

▪ I'm filling in for Joe for a few days.

fill out phr v

1.) fill sth<=>out

to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc

2.) if you fill out, or your body fills out, you become slightly fatter

▪ Eric is starting to fill out around the waist.

3.) if a young person fills out, their body becomes more like an adult's body, for example by having bigger muscles, developing breasts etc

▪ At puberty, a girl's body begins to fill out.

4.) fill sth<=>out

to add more details to a description or story

fill up phr v

1.) if a container or place fills up, or if you fill it up, it becomes full

fill sth<=>up

▪ Shall I fill the car up (=with petrol) ?

fill up with

▪ Her eyes filled up with tears .

2.) fill (yourself) up informal

to eat so much food that you cannot eat any more

fill (yourself) up with/on

▪ Don't fill yourself up with cookies.

▪ He filled up on pecan pie.

3.) fill sb up informal

food that fills you up makes you feel as though you have eaten a lot when you have only eaten a small amount

fill ²

fill² n

1.) have had your fill of sth informal

to have done something or experienced something, especially something unpleasant, so that you do not want any more

▪ I've had my fill of screaming kids for one day.

2.) eat/drink your fill

old-fashioned to eat or drink as much as you want or need