Definitions for the word "fill" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. a.
To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. a.
To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. a.
To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. i.
To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. i.
To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. t.
A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. v.
1 (often foll. By with) make or become full. 2 occupy completely; spread over or through. 3 block up (a cavity in a tooth); drill and put a filling into (a decayed tooth). 4 appoint a person to hold or (of a person) hold (a post). 5 hold (an office). 6 carry out or supply (an order, commission, etc.). 7 occupy (vacant time). 8 (of a sail) be distended by wind. 9 (usu. As filling adj.) (esp. Of food) satisfy, satiate. n. 1 as much as one wants or can bear (eat your fill). 2 enough to fill something. fill the bill be suitable or adequate. Fill in 1 complete (a form, document, etc.). 2 a complete (a drawing etc.) Within an outline. B fill (an outline) in this way. 3 fill (a hole etc.) Completely. 4 (often foll. By for) act as a substitute. 5 occupy oneself during (spare time). 6 colloq. Inform (a person) more fully. 7 slang thrash, beat. Fill out 1 enlarge to the required size. 2 become enlarged or plump. 3 us fill in (a document etc.). Fill up 1 make or become completely full. 2 fill in (a document etc.). 3 fill the petrol tank of (a car etc.). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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