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Definition fill in British English

fill verb

verb
/fɪl/

▪ apprehension, dread, fear, foreboding, horror, remorse, terror, trepidation

1

to make something full

Example

Let me fill your glass.

Example

Tears filled her eyes.

Example

Crowds of spectators are expected to fill the streets tonight.

Example

The hut was filled with thick smoke.

Example

She filled the bowl with warm water.

Synonyms and related words
fill cram stuff
2

to become full of something

Example

The bar was slowly filling with people.

Example

Katherine's eyes filled with tears.

Synonyms and related words
fill cram stuff
3

to put something into a hole or gap so that the hole or gap no longer exists

Example

We used cement to fill the cracks.

Synonyms and related words
fill cram stuff
4

if sound, smell, or light fills a place, it is very strong or noticeable

Example

Brilliant sunlight filled the whole room.

Example

The air was filled with the scent of roses.

Synonyms and related words
stand out jump out at stick out a mile
5

if someone fills a job or position, they are given that job or position

Synonyms and related words
join arrive enter
6

if something fills you with a particular emotion, you feel that emotion very strongly

Example

The sound of his voice filled me with dread.

Example

His heart was filled with joy.

Synonyms and related words
come over return run away with
7

if you fill a period of time, you spend it doing something

Example

She didn't know how to fill her days.

Synonyms and related words
use up run out eat into spend pass fill
8

to repair a tooth by putting a hard substance into a hole in it

Example

Most of my teeth have already been filled.

Synonyms and related words
amalgam brace bridge
Definition fill in British English