fill away

fill a·way

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Definitions of fill away words

verb with object fill away to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 1
verb with object fill away to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 1
verb with object fill away to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the heart with joy. 1
verb with object fill away to satisfy fully the hunger of; satiate: The roast beef filled the diners. 1
verb with object fill away to put into a receptacle: to fill sand into a pail. 1
verb with object fill away to be plentiful throughout: Fish filled the rivers. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English fillen, Old English fyllan; cognate with German füllen, Gothic fulljan to make full; see full1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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