fillable


fill

F0119500 (fĭl)v. filled, fill·ing, fills v.tr.1. a. To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level: fill a glass with milk; filled the tub with water.b. To supply or provide to the fullest extent: filled the mall with new stores.c. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.d. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).e. To repair a cavity of (a tooth).f. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).2. a. To flow or move into (a container or area), often to capacity: Water is filling the basement. Fans are filling the stadium.b. To pervade: Music filled the room.3. a. To satiate, as with food and drink: The guests filled themselves with pie.b. To engage or occupy completely: a song that filled me with nostalgia.4. a. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.b. To supply what is specified by or required for: fill a prescription; fill an order.5. a. To put a person into (a job or position): We filled the job with a new hire.b. To discharge the duties of; occupy: How long has she filled that post?6. To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.7. Nautical a. To cause (a sail) to swell.b. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.v.intr. To become full: The basement is filling with water.n.1. An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill.2. Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.3. a. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.b. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.Phrasal Verbs: fill in1. To write information in (a blank space, as on a form).2. To write in (information) in a blank space.3. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?4. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute. fill out1. To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.2. To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.Idioms: fill (someone's) shoes To assume someone's position or duties. fill the bill Informal To serve a particular purpose.
[Middle English fillen, from Old English fyllan; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
fill′a·ble adj.

fillable

(ˈfɪləbəl) adjable to be filled