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To fill a thing or place

fill

verb

to make something full

cram

verb

if people cram a place, they fill it completely

stuff

verb

to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft

crowd

verb

if a group of people crowd a place, they make it full by being in it

stock

verb

to fill a place with things that you will need

pack

verb

to fill a place completely

choke

verb

to fill a place so that it is difficult to move

jam

verb

if people or things jam a place, there are so many of them that it is difficult to move

saturate

verb

to fill something completely with a large number of things or with a large amount of something

pack in

to fill something with a lot of people or things

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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