Definition of Fill

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Definition of Fill

Fill

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.

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

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.

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

That which fills; filling; 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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Fill Quotations

When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen.
Bill Gates

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.
Pablo Picasso

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.
Robert Frost

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.
Robert Frost

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
W. Clement Stone

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Lao Tzu

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
Deepak Chopra

Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes.
James Madison

Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.
Marianne Williamson

Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Fill Translations

fill in Afrikaans is vol maak, invul
fill in Danish is fylde
fill in Dutch is invullen, dempen, spekken, vullen
fill in French is percevoir, bondons, remplis, poulain, remplissent
fill in Latin is repleo, effercio
fill in Norwegian is plombere, fyll, fylle
fill in Swedish is plombera, fylla

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