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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: filled \filled\ 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: filled adj 1: (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air" 2: of purchase orders that have been filled [ant: {unfilled}] 3: (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours"