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Fill up

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make (something) completely full. transitive
  2. 2
    become full wordnet
  3. 3
    To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel. intransitive

    "It costs a fortune these days to fill up."

  4. 4
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense wordnet
  5. 5
    To become completely full. intransitive
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  1. 6
    eat until one is sated wordnet
  2. 7
    To become tearful as a result of strong emotion. intransitive
  3. 8
    fill or stop up wordnet
  4. 9
    To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging. colloquial, idiomatic

    "The teachers that taught me weren't cool. / You're holding me down, / Turning me 'round, / Filling me up with your rules."

  5. 10
    To satisfy the hunger of (someone). transitive

    "Thanks for the chocolate cake – it really filled me up!"

  6. 11
    To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry. intransitive, reflexive

    "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."

  7. 12
    To make a full house on the turn or the river. slang
  8. 13
    To fill in / fill out a form etc. India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, transitive
  9. 14
    To make complete, to bring to a full development. obsolete, transitive

    "Our Father’s Death Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood."

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