fill-up
noun
an act or instance of filling up, as a tank with fuel.
fill-up
American
[fil-uhp]
/ ˈfɪlˌʌp /
noun
fill up
British
verb
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(tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
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to make or become completely full
noun
Etymology
Origin of fill-up
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
“In summary, a total of 440 miles were driven since the last fill-up on January 4, 2022,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 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
One hitch: Starship will need a fill-up at an Earth-orbiting fuel depot, before heading to the moon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
"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 Alice B. Emerson
While Mexico and other Latin American countries traditionally celebrate on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, a litany of Día de los Muertos festivities fill up the Southern California calendar beginning in early October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
People had to spend more to fill up their cars, fly on planes and pay for their heating bills as the weather turned cooler.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Who has an army of trolls who fill up her mentions every day with invective.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Hauliers have described the cost to their businesses as "devastating" and say it now costs £250 a week more to fill up a lorry.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
So that was the end of the pet parade, and it left a big empty spot in the day’s activities, which the teachers had to fill up somehow.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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