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n. satisfying amount of food or drink; amount needed to fill a receptacle; something used to fill; something which fills
 
v. put in until full; supply with as much as is needed; satisfy, satiate (one's appetite); put a filling in a dental cavity; meet a need; substitute for, do the job of; supply information; prepare a medical prescription


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Fill may refer to:Fill dirt, soil added to an areaFlood fill, in graphic design fills a color, pattern, or texture in an areaFill (music), a short segment of instrumental musicIn textiles, the filling yarn is the same as weft, the yarn which is shuttled back and forth across the warp to create a woven fabricIn finance, a fill is the fulfillment of a part or whole of an order at a given price by a broker or counterpartyFill flash is a technique in photography where the flash is used in bright locations to prevent shadows from being underexposed.
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fill
Noun
1. a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
(hypernym) enough, sufficiency
(derivation) satiate, sate, replete
2. any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
(synonym) filling
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) cement
Verb
1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
(synonym) fill up, make full
(antonym) empty
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) clutter, clutter up
(cause) fill up
(see-also) shade, fill in
(derivation) filling
2. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
(synonym) fill up
(antonym) empty, discharge
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) water
(derivation) filling
3. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
(synonym) occupy
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) crowd
4. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
(synonym) take
(hypernym) work, do work
(verb-group) assume, take, strike, take up
5. fill or meet a want or need
(synonym) meet, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) answer
6. appoint someone to (a position or a job)
(hypernym) hire, engage, employ
7. eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
(synonym) fill up
(hypernym) eat
8. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
(synonym) satiate, sate, replete
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) cloy, pall
9. plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
(hypernym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hyponym) close, fill up
(derivation) filling


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Fill
The price at which an order is executed.


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