Idioms for fill
fill and stand on, Nautical.
(of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a tack after being hove to or halted facing the wind; fill away.
fill the bill.
bill1(def 16).
Origin of fill
before 900; Middle English
fillen, Old English
fyllan; cognate with German
füllen, Gothic
fulljan to make full; see
full1
OTHER WORDS FROM fill
fill·a·ble, adjective half-filled, adjective un·filled, adjective well-filled, adjectiveWords nearby fill
British Dictionary definitions for fill out (1 of 2)
fill out
verb (adverb)
to make or become fuller, thicker, or rounder
her figure has filled out since her marriage
to make more substantial
the writers were asked to fill their stories out
(tr)
to complete (a form, application, etc)
British Dictionary definitions for fill out (2 of 2)
fill
/ (fɪl) /
verb (mainly tr often foll by up)
noun
material such as gravel, stones, etc, used to bring an area of ground up to a required level
one's fill
the quantity needed to satisfy one
to eat your fill
Word Origin for fill
Old English
fyllan; related to Old Frisian
fella, Old Norse
fylla, Gothic
fulljan, Old High German
fullen; see
full
1,
fulfil
Idioms and Phrases with fill out (1 of 2)
fill out
Complete by supplying required information, especially in writing. For example, Please fill out the application form, or I don't quite understand this drawing, so fill out the details. [Late 1800s]
Become enlarged, distended, rounded in outline. For example, The wind filled out the sails, or He's put on weight and really filled out. Applied to objects, this expression dates from about 1700, but to persons or animals becoming fatter, only from the late 1800s.
Idioms and Phrases with fill out (2 of 2)
fill