'To fill in' definitions:

Definition of 'To fill in'

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  • Fill \Fill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f["u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The rain also filleth the pools. --Ps. lxxxiv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John ii. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i. 22. [1913 Webster]
  • The Syrians filled the country. --1 Kings xx. 27. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. [1913 Webster]
  • Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt. xv. 33. [1913 Webster]
  • Things that are sweet and fat are more filling. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Naut.) (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. [1913 Webster]
  • To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures.
  • To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill.
  • To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. "The bliss that fills up all the mind." --Pope. "And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ." --Col. i. 24. [1913 Webster]

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