Fill
Definition of Fill
| n. | 1. | One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. | | v. t. | 1. | To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. | | 2. | To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun. | | 3. | To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. | | 4. | To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair. | | 5. | To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. | | 6. | (Naut.) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. | | 7. | (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. | | v. i. | 1. | To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. | | 2. | To fill a cup or glass for drinking. | | n. | 1. | A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. | | 2. | That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled. |
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