fill

verb (SPACE)

/fɪl/

Definition

A2 [I or T] to make or become full; to use empty space: I filled the bucket with water. I could hear the cistern filling. I went to the library to fill (in) an hour (= use that period of time) until the meeting.figurative Happy sounds filled the room (= could be heard everywhere in the room).figurative The thought of it fills me with (= makes me feel) dread.Filling and completing C2 [I or T] to put a substance into an empty space: Before painting, fill (in) all the cracks in the plaster. These cakes are filled with cream.figurative The product clearly filled a need/gap in the market.Filling and completing › [T] to put a substance into a hole in a tooth to repair it: You should get that cavity filled.DentistryThe teethProblems with bones, joints and teeth

(Definition of fill verb (SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)