fill /fɪl/
1. a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
synset: fill
2. any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
synset: fill, fill_up, make_full
2. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
3. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
4. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
5. fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; "does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"
synset: fit, conform_to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
6. appoint someone to (a position or a job)
synset: fill
7. eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
8. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
synset: satiate, sate, replete, fill
9. plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
synset: fill
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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