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Definitions for Filling

[1] an act or instance of filling.
[2] something that is put in to fill something else: They used sand as filling for the depression.
[3] Dentistry . a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
[4] a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it: sandwich filling; pie filling.
[5] Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles . yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.
[6] to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
[7] to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall.
[8] to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill a house with furniture; to fill the heart with joy.
[9] to satisfy fully the hunger of; satiate: The roast beef filled the diners.
[10] to put into a receptacle: to fill sand into a pail.
[11] to be plentiful throughout: Fish filled the rivers.
[12] to extend throughout; pervade completely: The odor filled the room.
[13] to furnish with an occupant: The landlord filled the vacancy yesterday.
[14] to provide (an office or opening) with an incumbent: The company is eager to fill the controllership.
[15] to occupy and perform the duties of (a vacancy, position, post, etc.).
[16] to supply the requirements or contents of (an order), as for goods; execute.
[17] to supply (a blank space) with written matter, decorative work, etc.
[18] to meet satisfactorily, as requirements: This book fills a great need.
[19] to make up, compound, or otherwise provide the contents of (a medical prescription).
[20] to stop up or close (a cavity, hole, etc.): to fill a tooth.
[21] Cookery . to insert a filling into: to fill cupcakes with custard.
[22] 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.
[23] to adulterate: to fill soaps with water.
[24] Civil Engineering , Building Trades . to build up the level of (an area) with earth, stones, etc.
[25] to become full: The hall filled rapidly. Our eyes filled with tears.
[26] to increase in atmospheric pressure: a filling cyclone.
[27] to become distended, as sails with the wind.
[28] a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
[29] an amount of something sufficient for filling; charge.
[30] 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.
[31] the feed and water in the digestive tract of a livestock animal, especially that consumed before marketing.
[32] fill away , Nautical . to fall off the wind and proceed on a board. to brace the yards, so that sails that have been aback will stand full.
[33] fill in , to supply missing or desired information: Fill in the facts of your business experience. to complete by adding detail, as a design or drawing: to fill in a sketch with shadow. to substitute for: to fill in for a colleague who is ill. to fill with some material: to fill in a crack with putty. Informal . to supply (someone) with information: Please fill me in on the morning news.
[34] fill out , to complete (a document, list, etc.) by supplying missing or desired information. to become larger, fuller, or rounder, as the figure: The children have begun to fill out since I saw them last.
[35] fill up , to fill completely: to fill up a glass; to fill up a fuel tank. to become completely filled: The riverbed filled up as a result of the steady rains.
[36] the substance or thing used to fill a space or container pie filling
[37] dentistry any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth the cavity of a tooth so filled
[38] textiles another term for weft
[39] (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
[40] (also intr) to make or become full to fill up a bottle ; the bath fills in two minutes
[41] to occupy the whole of the party filled two floors of the house
[42] to plug (a gap, crevice, cavity, etc)
[43] to meet (a requirement or need) satisfactorily
[44] to cover (a page or blank space) with writing, drawing, etc
[45] to hold and perform the duties of (an office or position)
[46] to appoint or elect an occupant to (an office or position)
[47] building trades to build up (ground) with fill
[48] (also intr) to swell or cause to swell with wind, as in manoeuvring the sails of a sailing vessel
[49] to increase the bulk of by adding an inferior substance
[50] poker to complete (a full house, etc) by drawing the cards needed
[51] mainly US and Canadian to put together the necessary materials for (a prescription or order)
[52] fill the bill informal to serve or perform adequately
[53] material such as gravel, stones, etc, used to bring an area of ground up to a required level
[54] one's fill the quantity needed to satisfy one to eat your fill

Words related to Filling

stuffing, mixture, layer, dressing, insides, cylinder, center, cartridge, wad, inside, innards, padding, packing, inlay, pad, fill, pack, wadding, shim, filler

Words nearby Filling

filler cap, filler metal, fillet, fillet weld, filleting, filling, filling defect, filling station, fillip, fillipeen, fillister

Origin of Filling

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

Other words from Filling

self-fill·ing , adjective
un·fill·ing , adjective
fill·a·ble , adjective
half-filled , adjective
un·filled , adjective
well-filled , adjective

Word origin for Filling

Old English fyllan ; related to Old Frisian fella , Old Norse fylla , Gothic fulljan , Old High German fullen ; see full 1 , fulfil

Synonyms for Filling

dressing, layer, mixture, stuffing, bushing, cartridge, center, cylinder, fill, filler, inlay, innards, inside, insides, liner, pack, packing, pad, padding, refill, replenishment, shim, wad, wadding