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fill in
to do someone else's work for them because they cannot or will not do it themselves
• Volunteers would fill in for teachers in the event of a strike.
• I'm not her regular secretary - I'm just filling in., fill sb in
[ M ]
to give someone extra or missing information
• I filled her in on the latest gossip., fill sth in/out
[ M ]
to write the necessary information on an official document
• to fill in a form/questionnaire, fill (sth) up
[ M ]
to become full, or to make something become full
• The seats in the hall were filling up fast.
• As she read the poem, their eyes filled up with tears., fill out
If someone who is thin fills out, they become heavier and more rounded, often because they have grown older. , fill sb up
[ M ]
If food fills you up, it makes you feel as if you have eaten enough
• That sandwich really filled me up.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. fast, quickly, rapidly At the moment, most reservoirs are filling fast. | gradually, slowly | up VERB + FILL begin to The sails began to fill. | seem to He seemed to fill the room with his presence. PREP. with Fill the bucket with water. PHRASES be filled to capacity The school is filled to capacity?we simply can't take any more students. | be filled to the brim (with sth) The drawers were all filled to the brim.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
fuel:
Fill the tank with gas.
verb
load:
Fill your pack with apples.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with FILL, Also see BACK AND FILL; GET ONE'S FILL OF. Also see
American Heritage Idioms
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fill
to put enough of something into a container to make it full:
• Jenny filled the kettle and put it on to boil. • Party balloons can be filled with helium.
fill up
to fill something completely – used especially about putting petrol in the tank of a car:
• I need to fill up the car. • The waiter filled up everyone’s glasses. • If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up.
load/load up
to fill a vehicle with goods, furniture etc:
• Two men were loading a truck with boxes of melons.
stuff/cram
to quickly fill something such as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly:
• She hurriedly stuffed some things into an overnight bag and left.
refill
to fill a container again, after what was in it has been used:
• I’m just going to refill this bottle from the tap.
top up
British English , top off American English to fill a glass or cup that still has some liquid in it:
• Can I top up your glass of wine?
replenish
formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food:
• The lake is fed by springs that are eternally replenished by the rain.
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