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
Words nearby 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, adjectiveBritish 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
fill