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Fill (?), n. [See Thill.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. Mortimer.
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Fill horse, a thill horse. Shak.
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Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Filling.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f&ü;llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of.
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The rain also filleth the pools.
Ps. lxxxiv. 6.
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Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim.
John ii. 7.
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2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.
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And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas.
Gen. i. 22.
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The Syrians filled the country.
1 Kings xx. 27.
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3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
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Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude?
Matt. xv. 33.
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Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.
Bacon.
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4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.
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5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy. A. Hamilton.
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6. (Naut.) (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails. (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails.
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7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.
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To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures. -- To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill. -- To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. “The bliss that fills up all the mind.” Pope. “And fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ.” Col. i. 24.
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Fill (?), v. i. 1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.
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2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
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Give me some wine; fill full.
Shak.
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To back and fill. See under Back, v. i. -- To fill up, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand.
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Fill, n. [AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.] 1. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. “Ye shall eat your fill.” Lev. xxv. 19.
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I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.
Shak.
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2. That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
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