v.
- make or become full.
▸block up (a hole, gap, etc.).
▸(of a sail) curve out tautly from its supports as the wind blows into it.
- pervade (a place or the air).
▸cause to experience a feeling.
- appoint a person to (a vacant post).
▸hold and perform the duties of (a post or role).
- occupy (a period of time).
- satisfy (a need).
▸chiefly N. Amer. be supplied with the items in (a prescription or order).
n.
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(one's fill)
as much as one wants or can bear.
- an amount that is enough to fill something.
▸material which fills a space, especially in construction work.
- (in popular music) a short interjected instrumental phrase.
Phrase
- fill someone's shoes
(or boots)
informal take over someone's role and fulfil it satisfactorily.
Phrase verbal
Etymology
OE fyllan (v.), fyllu (n.), of Gmc origin; rel. to full1.