fill up

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verb

1. make full, also in a metaphorical sense (Freq. 2)
- fill a container
- fill the child with pride
• Syn:
fill, make full
• Ant:
empty (for: fill)
• See Also:
fill in (for: fill), fill out (for: fill)
• Derivationally related forms:
fill (for: fill), filler (for: fill), filling (for: fill)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
clutter, clutter up, clog, overload, brim,
farce, stuff, pad, bolster, populate, top off,
heap, overfill, ink, replenish, refill, fill again,
prime, line, complete, impregnate, saturate, infuse,
instill, tincture, electrify, lubricate, lube, surcharge,
load, lade, laden, load up, charge, deluge,
flood, inundate, swamp, pack
• Cause:
fill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something with something
- They fill up the cart with boxes
2. become full (Freq. 1)
- The pool slowly filled with water
- The theater filled up slowly
• Syn:
fill
• Ant:
empty (for: fill)
• Derivationally related forms:
fill (for: fill), filling (for: fill)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
water, flood, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. fill or stop up
- Can you close the cracks with caulking?
• Syn:
close
• Derivationally related forms:
closure (for: close), closing (for: close)
• Hypernyms:
fill
• Hyponyms:
seal, plug, stop up, secure, coapt, conglutinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. eat until one is sated
- He filled up on turkey
• Syn:
fill
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP