Fill

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

Fill horse
a thill horse. - Shak.

v. t.

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.

[imp. & p. p. Filled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.]

The rain also filleth the pools.

- Ps. lxxxiv. 6.

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim.

- John ii. 7.

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.

And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas.

- Gen. i. 22.

The Syrians filled the country.

- 1 Kings xx. 27.

To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude?

- Matt. xv. 33.

Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.

- Bacon.

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.

To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.

(Naut.) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.

(Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.

To fill in
to insert; as, he filled in the figures.

To fill out
to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill.

To fill up
to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. - Pope.

v. i.

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.

To fill a cup or glass for drinking.

Give me some wine; fill full.

- Shak.

To back and fill
to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand.

A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.

I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.

- Shak.

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.

Noun	1.	fill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
	2.	fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" Synonyms: filling
Verb	1.	fill - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" Synonyms: fill up, make full Antonyms: empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
	2.	fill - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" Synonyms: fill up Antonyms: empty, discharge - become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
	3.	fill - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" Synonyms: occupy
	4.	fill - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" Synonyms: take
	5.	fill - fill or meet a want or need Synonyms: fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet
	6.	fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job)
	7.	fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" Synonyms: fill up
	8.	fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" Synonyms: replete, sate, satiate
	9.	fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"

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