fill (
http://definr.com/fill)
n 1: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of
potatoes"; " she had heard her fill of gossip"
2: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not
enough fill for the trench" [syn:
filling]
v 1: make full; "fill a container," "fill the child with pride"
[syn:
fill up,
make full] [ant:
empty]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The
theater filled up slowly" [syn:
fill up] [ant:
empty]
3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn:
occupy]
4: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as
director of development" [syn:
take]
5: fill or meet a want or need [syn:
meet,
satisfy,
fulfill,
fulfil]
6: appoint someone to (a position or a job)
7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: {fill
up},
stuff,
jam,
cram]
8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn:
satiate,
sate,
replete]
9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
10: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
[syn:
close,
fill up]