fill-up

[ fil-uhp ]
/ ˈfɪlˌʌp /

noun

an act or instance of filling up, as a tank with fuel.

Origin of fill-up

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase fill up

Definition for fill up (2 of 2)

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, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for fill up (1 of 2)

fill up

verb (adverb)

(tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
to make or become completely full

noun fill-up

the act of filling something completely, esp the petrol tank of a car

British Dictionary definitions for fill up (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 up

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