Fill /(?)/

1. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

imp. & p. p. Filled; p. pr. & vb. n. Filling

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.

   Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim.

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.

   The Syrians filled the country.

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?

   Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.

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.
6. To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (Naut.)
7. To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. (Civil Engineering)

1. 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.
2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking.

   Give me some wine; fill full.

1. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.

   I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.

2. That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.