fill up
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fill up
verb fills up · filling up · filled up
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To make (something) completely full.
Similar: jam
- To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel. It costs a fortune these days to fill up.
- To become completely full.
- To become tearful as a result of strong emotion.
- To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging. The teachers that taught me weren't cool. / You're holding me down, / Turning me 'round, / Filling me up with your rules.
- To satisfy the hunger of (someone). Thanks for the chocolate cake – it really filled me up!
- To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry. We've scoured these science and tapped the top experts to help you learn how to do just that. Use these seven simple strategies, and you'll fill up without filling out.
- To make a full house on the turn or the river.
- To fill in / fill out a form etc.
- To make complete, to bring to a full development. Our Father’s Death Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood.
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verb to satisfy hunger
| Español | hartarse, repletarse |
|---|---|
| Русский | насы́тить nasýtitʹ, насы́титься nasýtitʹsja, нае́сться najéstʹsja |
verb to make full
| Español | llenar, repletar, cabalear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 満たす mitasu |
| 中文 | 裝滿 /装满 zhuāngmǎn |
| Português | encher |
| Français | remplir |
| Deutsch | anfüllen, auffüllen |
| Italiano | riempire |
| Română | umple, împlini |
| Русский | заполня́ть zapolnjátʹ, запо́лнить zapólnitʹ, наполня́ть napolnjátʹ, напо́лнить napólnitʹ |
| العربية | مَلَأَ malaʔa |
verb to fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel
| Español | repostar, tankear, tanquear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 加油 jiāyóu |
| Português | encher o tanque |
| Français | faire le plein, gazer |
| Deutsch | tanken |
verb to become full
| Italiano | riempirsi |
|---|---|
| Русский | заполня́ться zapolnjátʹsja, запо́лниться zapólnitʹsja, наполня́ться napolnjátʹsja, напо́лниться napólnitʹsja |
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@misc{fill_up_2026,
title = {fill up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fill%20up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
