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Fill \Fill\, n. [See {Thill}.]
One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. --Mortimer.
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{Fill horse}, a thill horse. --Shak.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
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Whence should we have so much bread in the
wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt.
xv. 33.
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Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.
--Bacon.
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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.
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5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a
vacancy. --A. Hamilton.
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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.
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7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the
level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
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{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.
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Fill \Fill\, n. [AS. fyllo. See {Fill}, v. t.]
1. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives
complete satisfaction. "Ye shall eat your fill." --Lev.
xxv. 19.
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I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.
--Shak.
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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.
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Fill \Fill\, v. i.
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.
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2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
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Give me some wine; fill full. --Shak.
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{To back and fill}. See under {Back}, v. i.

{To fill up}, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel
of the river fills up with sand.
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