{
    "term": "fill",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "fill",
            "heSheIt": "fills"
        },
        "pastSimple": "filled",
        "pastParticiple": "filled",
        "ingForm": "filling"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make something full of something; to become full of something",
            "sensetop": "fill somethingfill something with somethingfill something + adj.fill with something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please fill this glass for me.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **fill a space/vacuum/void**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smoke **filled the room**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her image filled the screen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wind filled the sails."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A Disney film can always fill cinemas *(= attract a lot of people to see it)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is **filled to capacity**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She filled the page with writing.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "bags filled with household waste"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Carl took a mug and **filled it to the brim** with hot coffee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill a pan half full of water.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've filled it too full."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room was filling quickly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.",
                    "contextForm": "fill with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room filled with smoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sails filled with wind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mourners filled the streets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fireworks filled the sky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Crowds filled the stadium."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I started to write and quickly filled two pages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Air rushes in to fill the vacuum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A sculpture may fill a void at the end of a hallway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have to fill containers with water from the river."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill the device with purified water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I filled a box with books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She filled her pockets with sweets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had filled the room with flowers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed to fill the room with his presence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sky was filled with stars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drawers were all filled to the brim."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't fill the cups completely full so we can add milk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill a bag full of small presents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She filled the kettle from the tap."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room soon filled with people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The river rose and the cellar filled with water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sails began to fill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is filled to capacity—we simply can't take any more students."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fast", "quickly", "rapidly"],
                "verb + fill": ["begin to", "seem to"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be filled to capacity",
                    "be filled to the brim (with something)"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to block a hole with a substance",
            "sensetop": "fill somethingfill something with something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They used putty to **fill the holes**.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They stuffed cloths in the window frames to fill the cracks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fill all the nail holes before you paint the wall."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to put a filling (= a small amount of special material) in a hole in a tooth",
            "sensetop": "fill something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I need to have two teeth filled."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to make somebody have a strong feeling; to become full of a strong feeling",
            "sensetop": "fill somebodyfill somebody with somethingfill with something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A deep joy filled me.",
                    "contextForm": "fill somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were all filled with admiration for his achievements.",
                    "contextForm": "fill somebody with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His heart filled with pride.",
                    "contextForm": "fill with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hearing this news, he was filled with joy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Filled with delight to see her, they hugged her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was filled with despair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt myself fill with loathing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Horror and disgust filled my heart."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My heart filled with sorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was filled with love and gratitude."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was filled with so much emotion I didn't know what to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This news has filled us with new hope."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His experiences have filled his heart with rage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have filled your mind with hatred."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "if a smell, sound or light fills a place, it is very strong, loud or bright and easy to notice",
            "sensetop": "fill somethingfill something with something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sound of bells ringing filled the air.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Large windows fill the room with light.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The streets were filled with the smell of food cooking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The smell of paint filled the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A strong smell of burning filled the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sunlight fills the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He walks in, and tension fills the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air is filled with birds singing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When she comes home, she fills the house with laughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her parents' house was always filled with music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a garden filled with the scent of flowers"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "full of the thing mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a smoke-filled room"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fun-filled day"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to supply something that is missing",
            "sensetop": "fill something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "More nurseries will be built to **fill the need** for high-quality childcare."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Choose the best word to **fill the gap** in each sentence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The product has **filled a gap** in the market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left a space in his life that nothing could fill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More reading will fill the gaps in your knowledge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I needed extra coaching to fill the gaps in my grasp of the subject."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These kids use drugs to fill a hole in their lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We believe we are filling a void in the educational system."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to do a job, have a role or position, etc.",
            "sensetop": "fill something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team needs someone to **fill the role** of manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **fill a post/position**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He fills the post satisfactorily *(= performs his duties well)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to choose somebody for a job",
            "sensetop": "fill something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **vacancy has** already **been filled**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to use up a particular period of time doing something",
            "sensetop": "fill somethingfill something upfill something in",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How do you fill your day now that you've retired?",
                    "contextForm": "fill something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work expands to fill the time available."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have plenty to fill up my leisure hours.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something up"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went for a walk to fill in the time before her next appointment.",
                    "contextForm": "fill something in"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to make somebody/yourself feel unable to eat any more",
            "sensetop": "fill somebody/yourself (up) (with something)",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The kids filled themselves with snacks."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "if somebody fills an order or a prescription, they give the customer what they have asked for",
            "sensetop": "fill something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We need to reduce the time taken to fill orders."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to invite somebody to take as much as they like of something such as food, drink, etc.; help yourself",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪl/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/fill__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪlz/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/fills__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪld/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/filled__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɪlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/filling__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪl/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/fill__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪlz/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/fills__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fɪld/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/filled__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɪlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fi/fill/filling__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full."
}