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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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              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.
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              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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  filled \filled\ adj.
     1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
        as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
        terms: abounding in(predicate), abounding
        with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
        of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
        rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
        with(predicate); brimful, brimful of(predicate),
        brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
        with(predicate); chockablock(predicate),
        chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
        chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
        chuck-full(predicate), cram full; congested, engorged;
        crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
        swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
        with(predicate); flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
        overfull; heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
        overladen, overloaded ; stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
        ]
  
     Syn: full.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
        of hollow.
  
     Syn: solid.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
        of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
        the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
  
     Syn: occupied.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              The rain also filleth the pools.      --Ps. lxxxiv.
                                                    6.
  
              Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with
              water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John
                                                    ii. 7.
  
     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.
  
              And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and
              multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i.
                                                    22.
  
              The Syrians filled the country.       --1 Kings xx.
                                                    27.
  
     3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
  
              Whence should we have so much bread in the
              wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt.
                                                    xv. 33.
  
              Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     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.
  
     5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a
        vacancy. --A. Hamilton.
  
     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.
  
     7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the
        level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  filled
       adj 1: (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form)
              generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled
              with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of
              desks"; "fog-filled air"
       2: (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     a.
     (lb en followed by with) That is now full.
     vb.
     (infl of en fill  ed-form).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     a.
     (lb en followed by with) That is now full.
     vb.
     (infl of en fill  ed-form).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     a.
     (lb en followed by with) That is now full.
     vb.
     (infl of en fill  ed-form).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     a.
     (lb en followed by with) That is now full.
     vb.
     (infl of en fill  ed-form).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f ill ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  filled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en fill ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb fill)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Filled /fˈɪld/
  مملوء

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  filled /fˈɪld/ 
  naplněný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  filled /fˈɪld/ 
  naplnil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  filled /fˈɪld/ 
  vyplnil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  filled /fˈɪld/ 
  plný