(tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
to make or become completely full
First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase fill up
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A 15-gallon fill-up that ran $45 in 2023 can cost close to $70 or more.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
A fill-up usually takes no more than five or 10 minutes, compared with much longer waits at public EV charging stations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Most of the gasoline was added recently, but the tank never runs completely dry and so a few molecules from the very first fill-up remain.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 1, 2023
Fast chargers can get a battery to 80% of its capacity in 20 minutes to one hour, making them optimal for travel corridors and in some cases comparable to a gasoline fill-up.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
"I guess you air gittin' yer fill-up of it, Niece Ruth," growled the miller, with a sound in his throat that might have been a chuckle.
From Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace by Emerson, Alice B.
Shoppers who fill up at Costco generally spend more overall, Vachris added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Projections fill up the dining table during meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In a hilly village northwest of Budapest, siblings Andras and Blanka Arki have brought a bag of plastic containers and bottles to fill up at a roadside water cart in scorching 41C heat.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I’m betting that those other eight empty slots will fill up pretty quickly.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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