v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Filled p. pr. & vb. n. Filling. ] [ OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. füllen, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give me some wine; fill full. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Thill. ] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fill horse, a thill horse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. variant spelling of filigree.
Syn. -- filigree, filagree. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a young unmarried woman.
Syn. -- girl, filly, miss, missy, gal, young lady, young woman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]

. An inferior kind of cheese made from skim milk with a fatty “filling, ” such as oleomargarine or lard, to replace the fat removed in the cream. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From 1st Fill. ] A thill horse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the hexameter. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paint.) A composition, as of powdered silica and oil, used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying paint, varnish, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. (Forestry) Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as coppice under standards. Chiefly used in the pl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]