fill

English

/fɪl/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
  • (transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
  • To enter (something), making it full.
  • (intransitive) To become full.
  • (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
  • (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).
  • (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
  • (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
  • (transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
  • (transitive) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
  • (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fillen (fill) inherited from Old English fyllan (satisfy, fulfill, fill up, fill, replenish, complete) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (fill, make full) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (full).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pl̥h₁nós

Gloss

full

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Property

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