verb
(transitive, ergative) To make full
To become full.
(intransitive) To become full.
(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 block, obstruct
(transitive) To supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
(transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
(transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
(transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To ejaculate inside someone or something.
noun
(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
An amount that fills a container.
The filling of a container or area.
Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
(archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
(music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
(film, television) Ellipsis of fill light.
(weaving) The weft yarn.
(crosswording) The answers in a crossword puzzle that are not part of the theme.
noun
One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.