fill out
Britishverb
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to make or become fuller, thicker, or rounder
her figure has filled out since her marriage
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to make more substantial
the writers were asked to fill their stories out
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(tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
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Complete by supplying required information, especially in writing. For example, Please fill out the application form , or I don't quite understand this drawing, so fill out the details . [Late 1800s]
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Become enlarged, distended, rounded in outline. For example, The wind filled out the sails , or He's put on weight and really filled out . Applied to objects, this expression dates from about 1700, but to persons or animals becoming fatter, only from the late 1800s.
Example Sentences
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With his departure, the sport loses a fighter who could draw a crowd and fill out arenas without ever holding a world title.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
For this, I have to sign up and fill out forms?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Many of her clients are surprised by how much their pets fill out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
At each table, nominees were asked to fill out a card with a simple question: “What movie made you want to be part of this world?”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
She kept a potted plant in one corner and a folding table where students could fill out music work sheets in the other.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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