fills

Verb

fill (third-person singular simple present fills, present participle filling, simple past and past participle filled)

1. (ergative, transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
   • She filled a glass with milk.

   Synonyms:

   stop

2. (ergative, transitive) To enter (something), making it full.
   • The doors opened and guests filled the auditorium.
3. (ergative, transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
   • The smell of spring filled the air.

   Synonyms:

   pervade

4. (intransitive, cavities, or the like) To become full.
   • The bucket filled with rain
   1. (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
      • My heart filled with joy.
5. (transitive) To satisfy or meet (as, an order, request, or requirement).
   • The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.

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