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fill
transitive verb1 a: to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained <fill a cup with water> b: to supply with a full complement <the class is filled> c
(1): to cause to swell or billow <wind filled the sails>
(2): to trim (a sail) to catch the wind d: to raise the level of with fill <filled land> e: to repair the cavities of (teeth) f: to stop up : obstruct <wreckage filled the channel> g: to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance2 a: feed
, satiate b: satisfy
, fulfill <fills all requirements> c: make out
, complete —used with out or in<fill out a form><fill in the blanks> d: to draw the playing cards necessary to complete (as a straight or flush in poker)3 a: to occupy the whole of <smoke filled the room> b: to spread through <music filled the air> c: to make full <a mind filled with fantasies>4 a: to possess and perform the duties of : hold <fill an office> b: to place a person in <fill a vacancy>5: to supply as directed <fill a prescription>6: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metalintransitive verb: to become full
— fill one's shoes
: to take over one's job, position, or responsibilities
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