ALL meanings of fill in
fill in
F f - transitivephrasal verb fill in form, blank: complete 1
- intransitivephrasal verb fill in substitute for sb 1
- transitivephrasal verb fill in person: update 1
- noun fill in person: substitute 1
- adjective fill in temporary 1
- noun fill in a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill. 1
- noun fill in an amount of something sufficient for filling; charge. 1
- noun fill in Civil Engineering, Building Trades. a quantity of earth, stones, etc., for building up the level of an area of ground: These houses were built on fill. Compare backfill. 1
- noun fill in the feed and water in the digestive tract of a livestock animal, especially that consumed before marketing. 1
- verb with object fill in to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 1
- verb with object fill in to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 1
- verb with object fill in 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 in to satisfy fully the hunger of; satiate: The roast beef filled the diners. 1
- verb with object fill in to put into a receptacle: to fill sand into a pail. 1
- verb with object fill in to be plentiful throughout: Fish filled the rivers. 1
- verb with object fill in to extend throughout; pervade completely: The odor filled the room. 1
- verb with object fill in to furnish with an occupant: The landlord filled the vacancy yesterday. 1
- verb with object fill in to provide (an office or opening) with an incumbent: The company is eager to fill the controllership. 1
- verb with object fill in to occupy and perform the duties of (a vacancy, position, post, etc.). 1
- verb with object fill in to supply the requirements or contents of (an order), as for goods; execute. 1
- verb with object fill in to supply (a blank space) with written matter, decorative work, etc. 1
- verb with object fill in to meet satisfactorily, as requirements: This book fills a great need. 1
- verb with object fill in to make up, compound, or otherwise provide the contents of (a medical prescription). 1
- verb with object fill in to stop up or close (a cavity, hole, etc.): to fill a tooth. 1
- verb with object fill in Cookery. to insert a filling into: to fill cupcakes with custard. 1
- verb with object fill in Nautical. to distend (a sail) by pressure of the wind so as to impart headway to a vessel. to brace (a yard) so that the sail will catch the wind on its after side. 1
- verb with object fill in to adulterate: to fill soaps with water. 1
- verb with object fill in Civil Engineering, Building Trades. to build up the level of (an area) with earth, stones, etc. 1
- verb without object fill in to become full: The hall filled rapidly. Our eyes filled with tears. 1
- verb without object fill in to increase in atmospheric pressure: a filling cyclone. 1
- verb without object fill in to become distended, as sails with the wind. 1
- idioms fill in fill and stand on, Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a tack after being hove to or halted facing the wind; fill away. 1
- idioms fill in fill the bill. bill1 (def 16). 1
- phrasal verb fill in If you fill in a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. 0
- phrasal verb fill in If you fill in a shape, you cover the area inside the lines with colour or shapes so that none of the background is showing. 0
- phrasal verb fill in If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about. 0
- phrasal verb fill in If you fill in for someone, you do the work or task that they normally do because they are unable to do it. 0
- phrasal verb fill in If you are filling in time, you are using time that is available by doing something that is not very important. 0
- verb fill in to complete (a form, drawing, etc) 0
- verb fill in to act as a substitute 0
- verb fill in to put material into (a hole or cavity), esp so as to make it level with a surface 0
- verb fill in to inform with facts or news 0
- verb fill in to attack and injure severely 0
- noun fill in a substitute 0
- noun fill in a briefing to complete one's understanding 0
- noun fill in something or someone that temporarily substitutes for something or someone else 0
- adjective fill in that supplements the main lighting and e.g. reduces shadows 0
- adjective fill in acting as a temporary substitute for someone or something 0
- noun fill in to fill with some substance 0
- noun fill in to make complete by inserting or supplying something 0