fill

Examples

• All

• Move the fill closer to the wall.

  Skeleton Crew (2009)

• Maybe we could put some fill on them.

  Pocket Money (1972)

• And this is just a little gap fill in right there.

• The section of tire chip fill will be 14 feet deep.

  Academic text (1996)

• In addition, there is tons of fill in material on that seam.

• Approximately 300,000 cubic yards of clay fill were used to construct the facility.

  Academic text (1997)

• The waterfront was already drowned under tons of fill and awaited the same fate as that proposed for Bukit China.

  Academic text (1993)

• Campus renovation and development projects generate another 50,000 tons of clean fill, mainly soil and concrete/asphalt rubble.

  Academic text (2001)

• 192 feet high, 1,000-foot crest length, 2.8 million cubic yards of fill material, conveyance system.

  Academic text (1998)

• The contractor used gravel as a fill to level the uneven ground in the backyard.

Synonyms

F

filler

vsfill

12 3.9

A substance used to fill cracks, holes, or gaps in things

is focused on building and landscaping tasks rather than cosmetic uses

I

infilling

vsfill

• Specialized

1 5.5

Material that fills a gap in buildings or the ground

is the actual material used rather than the act of adding it

B

backfill

vsfill

• Specialized

1 3.9

Material used to fill a hole or trench after work is done

is a general material for many spaces, not only used after excavation work

F

filling

vsfill

1 2.4

Material used to put into a space to make it level or solid

is mostly used for construction or landscaping contexts

Antonyms

V

void

5 4.9

Completely empty and not containing anything

Idioms

F

to fill the air

18 3.7

A strong sound, smell, or feeling that people notice around them

F

to fill to the brim

5 2.7

To make something so full that nothing else can fit

F

to fill someone's shoes

4 5.3

To take over someone's job when it is hard to do it as well

F

to fill the bill

2 4.0

To be right for a particular purpose or need

F

to fill one's face

• UK

8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

F

to fill one's hand

8.6

Put as much as your hand can hold

F

to fill one's boots

• UK

9.1

To enjoy something fully and take as much as you want

F

to fill one's pants

• NSFW

9.9

To be so frightened that you almost wet yourself

G

to get one's fill

• Informal

3.7

Have as much of something as you want until you feel satisfied

Compounds

F

fill-in

6 3.5

A person who temporarily does another person's job

S

side-fill monitor

• Specialized

7.2

A speaker at the side of a stage that helps performers hear the sound

How Repaired

to restore

219 3.5

to repair

365 1.0

to fix the crack

1 1.4

to patch

151 2.5

fill

34 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology