26984 words

fill

15 definitions ā€¢ 31 examples
1
to make or become full; to use empty space:

Examples:

fill something with something I filled the bucket with water.
I could hear the tank filling.
She filled most of her time watching TV.
figurative Happy sounds filled the room (= could be heard everywhere in the room).
2
to put a substance into an empty space:

Examples:

Before painting, fill all the cracks in the plaster.
be filled with These cakes are filled with cream.
3
to provide something that is needed or not there:

Examples:

fill a need The apartments fill a need for long-term housing for the homeless.
fill a gap in the market The product clearly filled a gap in the market.
4
to put a substance into a hole in a tooth to repair it:

Examples:

You should get that cavity filled.
5
to make someone have a particular feeling:

Examples:

The thought of it fills me with dread.
The idea of putting her mother in a nursing home filled her with shame.
6
to give a job or position to someone:

Examples:

fill a job I'm sorry, the job has already been filled.
fill a position mainly US The country does not have enough engineers to fill the positions available.
fill a post mainly UK There are plenty of people to fill these posts.
fill a vacancy There were around 100 vacancies to fill.
fill something with someone We would prefer to fill the position with (= give it to) a recent graduate.
7
someone's fill is as much as they want or can deal with:

Examples:

eat your fill He took only a few minutes to eat his fill.
drink your fill We let the horses drink their fill before continuing.
have your fill of I'd had my fill of his rude remarks.
8
to make or become fuller or full; to use empty space:

Examples:

[ T ] I filled the bucket.
[ I ] After all that rain, the reservoirs are finally filling.
[ T ] The dentist says I need to have four teeth filled (= treated to replace decayed material).
9
If a product or service fills a need, it gives people something they want.
10
To fill a job or position is to employ someone to do that job:

Examples:

[ T ] Iā€™m sorry, the position has already been filled.
11
an amount that is enough:

Examples:

to eat/drink your fill
12
to employ someone to do a job:

Examples:

fill a vacancy/post/position It took us over a year to fill that vacancy.
13
to do a job:

Examples:

He was political editor of the Sunday Mirror, then filled the same role at Today newspaper.
14
to provide something such as a product or service that someone wants or needs:

Examples:

fill a gap/niche The theory is that the government's venture-capital funds can fill a gap in the market for start-ups.
fill a demand/need A new business must fill both a need and a demand. Selling something people need but don't want is noble but not profitable.
15
to supply a customer with the product or service they have requested:

Examples:

The defence ministry called for bids to fill an order for 126 fighter jets.

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