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  1. 1

    fill

     or

    fill up

     to make something full

    Synonyms or related words for this sense of fill

    To fill a thing or place: fill, cram, stuff, crowd, stock, pack, choke, jam, saturate, pack in... more
  2. 2

    fill

     or

    fill up

     to become full of something

    Synonyms or related words for this sense of fill

    To fill a thing or place: fill, cram, stuff, crowd, stock, pack, choke, jam, saturate, pack in... more
  3. 3

    fill

     or

    fill in

     to put something into a hole or gap so that the hole or gap no longer exists

    Synonyms or related words for this sense of fill

    To fill a thing or place: fill, cram, stuff, crowd, stock, pack, choke, jam, saturate, pack in... more
  8. 8
    to repair a tooth by putting a hard substance into a hole in it

    Synonyms or related words for this sense of fill

    Dentistry: amalgam, brace, bridge, cap, cap, caries, cavity, crown, crown, dentistry... more

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