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Idioms about fill
fill and stand on, Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a tack after being hove to or halted facing the wind; fill away.
fill the bill. bill1 (def. 16).
Origin of fill
before 900; Middle English fillen,Old English fyllan; cognate with German füllen,Gothic fulljan to make full; see full1
OTHER WORDS FROM fill
fill·a·ble, adjectivehalf-filled, adjectiveun·filled, adjectivewell-filled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use fill in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fill
fill
/ (fɪl) /
verb (mainly tr often foll by up)
noun
material such as gravel, stones, etc, used to bring an area of ground up to a required level
one's fill the quantity needed to satisfy oneto eat your fill
Word Origin for fill
Old English fyllan; related to Old Frisian fella, Old Norse fylla, Gothic fulljan, Old High German fullen; see full 1, fulfil
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