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verb with object
put someone or something into (a space or container) so that it is completely or almost completely full:
〈人などが〉 【液体･物質などで】〈容器･場所など〉をいっぱいにする, 満たす(up) «with» (↔ empty)
e.g. I filled up the bottle with water
e.g. the office was filled with reporters.
no object (fill with) become full of:
〈容器･場所が〉 «…で» いっぱいになる «with»
e.g. Eleanor's eyes filled with tears.
become an overwhelming presence in:
〈物･人･事が〉〈容器･場所など〉を占める, 埋めつくす(up)
e.g. a pungent smell of garlic filled the air.
cause (someone) to have an intense experience of an emotion or feeling:
〈感情などが〉〈人･心など〉をいっぱいにする, …にこみ上げる
e.g. his presence filled us with foreboding.
appoint a person to hold (a vacant position):
〈空位･空席〉を埋める
e.g. the number of high-tech jobs and the people who can fill them.
hold and perform the expected duties of (a position or role):
〈役割･仕事など〉をうまく果たす
e.g. she fills the role of the “good” child.
occupy or take up (a period of time):
〈人が〉 «活動などで/…して» 〈時間〉を過ごす «with/doing» .
e.g. the next few days were filled with meetings.
chiefly North American be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order):
｟主に米｠ 〈注文･要求など〉を満たす; 〈処方薬〉を調剤する
e.g. she needed to fill a prescription.
block up (a cavity in a tooth) with cement, amalgam, or gold.
〈歯医者が〉〈虫歯〉を詰める
no object (of a sail) curve out tautly as the wind blows into it.
〘海〙 〈帆が〉(風で)ふくらんでいる
(of a weather system) increase in barometric pressure. Compare with deepen.
with object (of the wind) blow into (a sail), causing it to curve outward.
〘海〙 〈風が〉〈帆〉をふくらませる; (風を受けるように)〈帆桁〉を調節する.
(in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards.
〘トランプ〙 〈手･役〉を仕上げる
noun
1. (one's fill) an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear:
〖one's ～〗 十分な量
e.g. we have eaten our fill
e.g. I've had my fill of surprises for one day.
2. an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container.
｟英｠ ; 〖a ～ of A〗 Aの1杯, 一服, 必要量
material, typically loose or compacted, which fills a space, especially in building or engineering work:
e.g. loose polystyrene fill.
the action of filling something, especially of shading in a region of a computer graphics display.
(in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument.
PHRASES
fill the bill
see bill1.
fill someone's shoes (or boots)
informal take over someone's function or duties and fulfill them satisfactorily.
PHRASAL VERBS
fill in
act as a substitute for someone when they are unable to do their job: my producer will have to have someone standing by to fill in for me.
fill someone in
1. inform someone more fully of a matter, giving all the details: the cab driver filled me in on much important economic and sociological data.
2. British informal, dated hit or punch someone: I filled in a chap and took his money.
fill something in
put material into a hole, trench, or space so that it is completely full: the canal is now disused and partly filled in.
complete a drawing by adding color or shade to the spaces within an outline: incised letters, filled in with gold.
chiefly British add information to complete something, typically a form or other official document: he filled in all the forms.
fill out
(of a person) put on weight to a noticeable extent.
fill something out chiefly North American
add information to complete an official form or document: he filled out the requisite forms.
give more details to add to someone's understanding of something: he filled out the background by going into historical questions.
fill up
become completely full: the dining car filled up.
fill the fuel tank of a car.
ORIGIN
Old English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full1.