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Meaning of fill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
fɪl

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
    countable, uncountable
  3. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
  4. To make full To add contents to so that it is full
  5. An amount that fills a container.
    countable, uncountable
  6. To add contents to so that it is full
  7. To become full: The basement is filling with water.
  8. The filling of a container or area.
    countable, uncountable
  9. To enter (something), making it full
  10. To assume someone's position or duties.
  11. Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
    countable, uncountable
  12. To occupy fully, to take up all of
  13. To serve a particular purpose.
  14. Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
    countable, uncountable
  15. To become full
  16. Something used to fill a hole, space, or container:choke, cork, plug, stop, stopper.
  17. An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
    countable, uncountable
  18. as much as fills or satisfies someone. She ate her fill. versadig مَلء، كِفايَه، شَبَع достатъчно количество porção dosyta die Fülle, zu Genüge det, som gør en mæt χόρταση saciedad küllaldane hulk به اندازه کافی täynnä à sa faim כָּמוּת מַספֶּקֶת पूर्ति, भराव zasićenje, sitost bőség kepuasan fylli a sazietà 思う存分 흡족함, 충분 pakankamas kiekis, kiek lenda pieēsties līdz kaklam kepuasan bekomst det som gjør en mett; behov; metteporcja بشپړولا porção/barrigada săturare достаточное количество dosýta d...
  19. having been filled. volgemaak مَملوء пълен cheio plný, naplněný gefüllt fyldt γεμάτοςlleno täidetud پر شده täynnä rempliמלא भरा हुआ napunjen, pun megtelt penuh fylltur riempito 満たされた 채워진 pripildytas piepildīts dipenuhi gevuld full, fylt; mettwypełniony دکه cheio umplut наполненный plný napolnjen punjen fylld เต็ม dolu 充滿的,裝滿的 наповнений مکمل بھرا ہوا được làm đầy 充满的,装满的
  20. A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
    countable, uncountable
  21. anything used to fill. The filling has come out of my tooth; He put an orange filling in the cake. vulsel تَعْبِئَه، حَشْوه плънка enchimento/recheio plomba; náplň die Füllung fyld; plombe σφράγισμα, γέμιση, υλικό για γέμισμα empaste; relleno täidis, hambaplomm هر چیز که با آن چیز دیگیری را پر کنند täyte plombage, garniture מָלִית भराई, भराव nadjev, punjenje; plomba (be)töltés tambalan fylling otturazione; ripieno 詰め物 충전물 plomba, įdaras pildījums; (zoba) plomba tampalan vullingfyll, sparkel, ...
  22. Ellipsis of fill light.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  23. a place where petrol is sold. vulstasie مَحَطَّة بَنْزين бензиностанция posto de gasolina čerpací benzínová stanice die Tankstelle benzintank πρατήριο βενζίνης gasolinera bensiinijaam پمپ بنزین bensiiniasema station-service תַחֲנָת דֶלֶק पेट्राल पम्प benzinska pumpa benzinkút pompa bensin bensínstöð distributore ガソリンスタンド 주유소 degalinė degvielas uzpildes stacija stesen minyak tankstationbensinstasjon stacja benzynowa د پترول پمپ posto de gasolinaбензоколонка benzínová pumpa bencinska črpalka be...
  24. The weft yarn.
    countable, uncountable
  25. to make or become completely full. Fill up the petrol tank, please. volmaak يَملأ الصِّهْريج، يَتَزَوَّد بالبَنْزين пълня догоре encher natankovat, naplnit auffüllen fylde op γεμίζω μέχρι επάνω llenar täis panema, täituma کاملاً پر کردن täyttää faire le plein לְמַלֵא पूर्णत: भर जाना, भर देना napuniti do kraja teletölt memenuhi fylla (á) riempire 満たす 완전히 채우다 pripildyti piepildīt penuhkan opvullenfylle oppnapełnić پوره دکول encher a (se) umple наполнять naplniť napolniti napuniti do kraja fylla...
  26. The answers in a crossword puzzle that are not part of the theme.
    countable, uncountable
  27. vt. llenar; rellenar; llenarse.

Equivalents

العربية الملء ملأ
Azərbaycanca doldurmaq
বাংলা ভরা
Bosanski plomba
Čeština vyplnit
Cymraeg llenwi
Ελληνικά γεμίζω σφραγίζω
Esperanto plenigi
Français combler fill remplir
Gaeilge líon sáith
Gàidhlig leòr sàsaich sàth
Galego encher
עברית מלא
Hrvatski plomba
Հայերեն լցնել լցվել
Bahasa Indonesia urukan
Íslenska fylla
ខ្មែរ បំពេញ
한국어 채우다
Latina pleo
Lingála tondisa
Latviešu pildīt
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖြည့်
Português encher restaurar
Română împlini plombă
Slovenčina obsadiť splniť
Shqip mbush
Српски plomba
Svenska fylla
Türkçe doldurmak

Examples

“Don't feed him any more: he's had his fill.”
“Then they set somewhat of food before me, whereof I ate my fill, and gave me somewhat of clothes wherewith I clad myself anew and covered my nakedness; after which they took me up into the ship, […]”
“The mixer returned to the plant for another fill.”
“That machine can do 20 fills per minute.”
“This paint program supports lines, circles, and textured fills.”
“The ruins of earlier buildings were used as fill for more recent construction.”
“Strippage from a borrow area was first treated as waste, under the contract, but after passage of time was suitable for fill and was so used.”
“bass fill”
“The second part of recomposed Embroidering Golden Banner achieves the brightness and cheerfulness of music, and presents a cheerful passion through sanda playing methods such as left-hind octave fills, right-hand echo decoration, and encircled decoration.”
“It was a challenge to learn to harness him, guide him slowly back between the fills of the carriage, then to fasten the right buckles and snaps, making the harness and buggy all ready for travel to church or to town.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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