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Fill for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: fɪl

What does Fill really mean?

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Hey there! Today we're going to talk about the word "fill". So, when we talk about "filling" something, we're talking about putting something into a space that was previously empty.

Imagine your favorite water bottle. When it's empty, it has room for water, right? So when you pour water into it and it's full, you can say that you've filled the bottle. Does that make sense so far?

Now, "fill" can also mean to make something full, in a more general sense. For example, when you eat a yummy meal and you start feeling satisfied, you might say "Wow, that really filled me up!" So, think of "fill" as making something complete or whole.

Another way to think about it is like when you're doing a puzzle. You have a bunch of pieces that are scattered around, and when you put them all in their correct places, the puzzle is "filled" with all the right pieces and it looks finished and complete. That's kind of like what "fill" means!

So, to sum it up, "fill" means to put things into a space that wasn't full before, or to make something complete and full. Does that help clarify things a bit?


Revised and Fact checked by Daniel Thompson on 2023-11-09 19:37:24

Fill In a sentece

Learn how to use Fill inside a sentece

  • I need to fill up the water bottle before we go on our hike.
  • Please fill in your name and address on the form before you turn it in.
  • Can you fill the gas tank on your way home from school?
  • Let's fill the bowl with popcorn before we start the movie.
  • I will fill the bird feeder with seeds so the birds can eat.

Fill Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

conform to conform to fill up fill up fill up fill up fill up fill up filling filling fit fit fulfil fulfil fulfill fulfill make full make full meet meet occupy occupy occupy occupy replete replete sate sate satiate satiate satisfy satisfy take take

Fill Antonyms

Words that have the opposite context of the original word.

empty empty empty empty

Fill Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

alter alter be be bushel bushel cater cater change change change state change state consume consume do work do work doctor doctor eat eat employ employ engage engage enough enough fix fix furbish up furbish up have have hire hire ingest ingest material material mend mend modify modify ply ply provide provide repair repair restore restore stuff stuff sufficiency sufficiency supply supply take take take in take in touch on touch on turn turn work work

Fill Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

accommodate accommodate allay allay answer answer appease appease assuage assuage bolster bolster brim brim cement cement charge charge clog clog close close cloy cloy clutter clutter clutter up clutter up complete complete content content crowd crowd deluge deluge electrify electrify farce farce feed on feed on feed upon feed upon fill again fill again fill the bill fill the bill fill up fill up fit fit fit the bill fit the bill flood flood flood flood fulfil fulfil fulfill fulfill heap heap impregnate impregnate infuse infuse ink ink instill instill inundate inundate lade lade laden laden line line live up to live up to load load load up load up lube lube lubricate lubricate overfill overfill overload overload pack pack pad pad pall pall populate populate prime prime quell quell quench quench rack up rack up refill refill replenish replenish satisfy satisfy saturate saturate slake slake stay stay stuff stuff suit suit surcharge surcharge swamp swamp take up take up tincture tincture top off top off water water