to fill up

Examples

• All

• We have to fill up those spare rooms sometime soon, right?

  Premonition (2007)

• And this metal cup, if I fill it up to the top?

  The Diary Of A CEO

• So now we fill up this bottom set.

• The bar was starting to fill up with customers waiting for the dining room to open.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Anyways, I'm going to fill up my water bottle and head to class.

  Kenna Marie

• I'm gonna fill up the tank and grab a Mountain Dew.

  Domino (2005)

• They save money filling up at cheap stations.

  Moonshine County Express (1977)

• The youngsters pile through the doors, quickly filling up the entire monorail.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And ironically, what we did then is we filled up a bathtub upstairs.

• Make sure to fill up your car's gas tank before the trip.

Synonyms

F

to fill

vsto fill up

∞ 1.0

To make a place full by putting people or things into it

is the phrasal form often used to stress completing the making full action

L

to load up

vsto fill up

• Informal

94 3.0

To fill a car, box, or yourself with things until each is full

often implies gathering and packing many items rather than adding substances

R

to refill

vsto fill up

63 1.3

To put more of something into a container that is empty or nearly empty

can refer to making something full for the first time or again

I

to inflate

vsto fill up

44 2.9

To fill something with air so it becomes larger and round

applies to air or gas expansion rather than adding solids or liquids

R

to replenish

vsto fill up

43 4.3

Fill something again after it has been used up

focuses on restoring what was used rather than making something full at first

R

to refuel

vsto fill up

30 3.0

To put more petrol or gas into a vehicle so it can go on

is narrower applying specifically to adding fuel not other materials

B

to blow up

vsto fill up

23 2.7

To fill something with air or gas until it gets larger

emphasizes expansion while becoming full rather than simple content increase

R

to restock

vsto fill up

23 3.2

Put new goods on shelves after the old ones are used or sold

is specific to stores and goods rather than any kind of making full action

C

to cram

vsto fill up

16 3.2

Push things or people into a small space until nothing fits

conveys forceful packing rather than calm or ordinary making full actions

G

to gas up

vsto fill up

• Informal

10 1.9

Fill a car or truck's fuel tank

is a specific action for vehicle fuel, not a general making full action

T

to top off

vsto fill up

• Informal

5 3.6

Fill something to the top until it almost overflows

focuses on finishing at the highest edge rather than general acts of making full

F

to fill to the brim

vsto fill up

5 2.7

To make something so full that nothing else can fit

is used more generally and does not always mean absolute fullness

T

to top up

vsto fill up

3 3.2

To fill something again or add money to an account until full

often means adding a small amount rather than completely making full

R

to reinflate

vsto fill up

3 3.9

To fill a tire or ball with air again after it becomes flat

stresses repeating the air addition rather than making something full initially

I

to infill

vsto fill up

• Specialized

1 5.6

To fill a space with material or build on empty land between buildings in a city

is focused on construction and gaps rather than everyday making full acts

J

to jampack

vsto fill up

1 4.5

Fill a place or container until there is no room left

carries a strong sense of crowding and fullness rather than neutral addition

C

to chock up

vsto fill up

• UK

7.4

To fill a space so full that nothing more can be added

suggests immovable tight packing rather than simple or loose addition

Antonyms

D

to drain

198 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

D

to deplete

13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

How Full

to fill up

90 1.3

to top up

3 3.2

to refuel

30 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology