to refill

Examples

• All

• When the pump runs low, the patient returns to have it refilled, like a gas tank.

• I'm going to refill my drink here.

• The train has to stop to refill water along the way.

  Spirit Untamed (2021)

• So instead they refill the supply slowly and over time.

  Meet Kevin

• I'm going to refill my drink here.

• Another method is to refill the reservoir with fresh solution and never completely change the solution.

  Academic text (2001)

• I'm refilling my water bottle.

  The Guilt Trip (2012)

• Frank sets his glass down, and the bartender refills it with orange juice.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The lamps all needed to be cleaned, trimmed, and refilled, and she had planned to do that today.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I'm refilling my water bottle before the hike.

Synonyms

F

to fill

vsto refill

∞ 1.0

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

adds the idea of doing this again after space becomes empty or partly empty

R

to reload

vsto refill

47 3.2

Put something back into a container, vehicle, or machine after it is empty

is about filling generally rather than returning items into a container

F

to fill up

vsto refill

46 1.1

Become so crowded that nothing more can enter

is used for making something full again rather than simply becoming full

R

to replenish

vsto refill

43 4.3

Fill something again after it has been used up

is the more common everyday term rather than formal usage

R

to refuel

vsto refill

30 3.0

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

is used for filling any container or object, not limited to fuel

R

to recharge

vsto refill

29 3.6

To put power back into a battery or device by plugging it in

refers to filling with material or liquid rather than restoring energy

R

to restock

vsto refill

23 3.2

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

applies to any container or object, not only stores or supplies

R

to reinflate

vsto refill

3 3.9

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

covers any substance or material, not only air or gas inflation

R

to reflate

vsto refill

8.1

To fill a tire, balloon, or mattress with air again after it lost air

is broader, applying to filling generally rather than only air inflation

Antonyms

E

to empty

179 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

How Full

to top up

3 3.2

to restock

23 3.2

to refill

63 1.3

to replenish

43 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology