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Noun filling has 6 senses
- filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
--1 is a kind of material, stuff
--1 has particulars: cement
- filling - flow into something (as a container)
--2 is a kind of flow
--2 has particulars: refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal
- filling - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
--3 is a kind of dental appliance
--3 has particulars: inlay
- filling - a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
--4 is a kind of concoction, mixture, intermixture
--4 has particulars: lekvar
- woof, weft, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
--5 is a kind of thread, yarn
--5 is a part of weave
--5 is a substance of fabric, cloth, material, textile
- filling - the act of filling something
--6 is a kind of change of integrity
--6 has particulars: saturation; flood, flowage
Verb fill has 9 senses
- fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: empty
Sample sentence:
They fill the cart with boxes
- fill, fill up - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
--2 is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: empty, discharge
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- occupy, fill - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
The books fill the box
- fill, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
--4 is one way to work, do work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil - fill or meet a want or need
--5 is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job)
--6 is one way to hire, engage, employ
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- fill up, fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
--7 is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- satiate, sate, replete, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
--8 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
--9 is one way to repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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