fill-up

[ fil-uhp ]

noun
  1. an act or instance of filling up, as a tank with fuel.

Origin of fill-up

1
First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase fill up

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British Dictionary definitions for fill up

fill up

verb(adverb)
  1. (tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)

  2. to make or become completely full

nounfill-up
  1. the act of filling something completely, esp the petrol tank of a car

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