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  • fill-up
    fill-up
    noun
    an act or instance of filling up, as a tank with fuel.
  • fill up
    fill up
    verb
    (tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
Synonyms

fill-up

American  
[fil-uhp] / ˈfɪlˌʌp /

noun

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

fill up British  

verb

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

  2. to make or become completely full

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fill-up

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

Example Sentences

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Fill up all holes in your yard, including burrows created by other creatures.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

"Fill up one or more pad every hour for two to three hours consecutively, then that's a problem."

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2023

You may not have four-wheel drive, but the same rules for navigating a winter storm apply: Fill up your gas tank, drive slowly, and avoid jerky, uncontrolled movements with the wheel once you’re en route.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Fill up your bathtub with clean water and crank your freezer to the coldest setting.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2018

Faye said, “Now let me see the bottom, child—there. You see how good it is? Fill up again.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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