fill
1. a quantity sufficient to satisfy (Freq. 4)
- he ate his fill of potatoes
- she had heard her fill of gossip
• Hypernyms:
enough, sufficiency
2. any material that fills a space or container
- there was not enough fill for the trench
• Syn:
filling
• Hypernyms:
material, stuff
• Hyponyms:
cement
1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense (Freq. 61)
- fill a container
- fill the child with pride
• Syn:
fill up, make full
• Ant:
empty
• See Also:
fill in, fill out
• Derivationally related forms:
filler, filling
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
clutter, clutter up, clog, overload, brim,
farce, stuff, pad, bolster, populate, top off,
heap, overfill, ink, replenish, refill, fill again,
prime, line, complete, impregnate, saturate, infuse,
instill, tincture, electrify, lubricate, lube, surcharge,
load, lade, laden, load up, charge, deluge,
flood, inundate, swamp, pack
• Cause:
fill up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something with something
- They fill the cart with boxes
2. become full (Freq. 12)
- The pool slowly filled with water
- The theater filled up slowly
• Syn:
fill up
• Ant:
empty
• Derivationally related forms:
filling
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
water, flood, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. occupy the whole of (Freq. 8)
- The liquid fills the container
• Syn:
occupy
• Derivationally related forms:
occupation (for: occupy)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
crowd, take up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- The books fill the box
4. assume, as of positions or roles (Freq. 5)
- She took the job as director of development
- he occupies the position of manager
- the young prince will soon occupy the throne
• Syn:
take, occupy
• Hypernyms:
work, do work
• Verb Group:
assume, take, strike, take up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. fill or meet a want or need (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil
• Derivationally related forms:
fulfilment (for: fulfil), fulfillment (for: fulfill), satisfactory (for: satisfy), satisfaction (for: satisfy), satisfier (for: satisfy)
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Hyponyms:
answer, quell, stay, appease, feed on,
feed upon, quench, slake, allay, assuage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. appoint someone to (a position or a job) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
hire, engage, employ
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. eat until one is sated (Freq. 1)
- He filled up on turkey
• Syn:
fill up
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: fill up)
8. fill to satisfaction (Freq. 1)
- I am sated
• Syn:
satiate, sate, replete
• Derivationally related forms:
repletion (for: replete), satiation (for: satiate)
• Hypernyms:
consume, ingest, take in, take, have
• Hyponyms:
cloy, pall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
9. plug with a substance (Freq. 1)
- fill a cavity
• Derivationally related forms:
filler, filling
• Hypernyms:
repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, restore, touch on
• Hyponyms:
close, fill up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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