fill 1, verb (oh) and garish (iou)

fill 1, verb (oh)

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1 ?become/make full?
2 ?large thing/number?
3 ?sound/smell/light?
4 ?emotions?
5 ?provide something?
6 ?spend time?
7 ?perform a job?
8 ?crack/hole?
9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face
10 fill an order
11 fill the bill
12 fill somebody's shoes
Phrasal verbs
fill in
fill out
fill up
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[Language: Old English; Origin: fyllan; related to FULL1]
?BECOME/MAKE FULL?
also fill up
[I and T] if a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full
::He poured her a drink, then filled his own glass.
::My job was filling the flour sacks.
::Take a deep breath and allow your lungs to fill.
fill (sth) with sth
::Her eyes filled with tears .
fill sth to the brim/to overflowing
(=fill something completely)
::a bucket filled to the brim with ice
::There was just enough wind to fill the sails.
::Miller's band was filling dancehalls (=attracting a lot of people) all over the country.
?LARGE THING/NUMBER?
[T] if a thing or group fills something, there is no space left
::Crowds of well-wishers filled the streets.
::His wartime experiences would fill a book!
::All the seats were filled and a number of people were standing.
::Numerous pictures fill every available space .
?SOUND/SMELL/LIGHT?
[T] if a sound, smell, or light fills a place, you notice it because it is very loud or strong
::The smell of freshly baked bread filled the room.
be filled with sth
::The air was filled with the sound of children's laughter.
?EMOTIONS?
[T] if you are filled with an emotion, or if it fills you, you feel it very strongly
be filled with admiration/joy/happiness etc
::I was filled with admiration for her.
be filled with horror/fear/anger/doubt/remorse
::Their faces were suddenly filled with fear.
fill sb with sth
::The prospect filled him with horror.
?PROVIDE SOMETHING?
[T] to provide something that is needed or wanted but which has not been available or present before
fill a need/demand
::Volunteers fill a real need for teachers in the Somali Republic.
fill a gap/hole/niche etc
::I spent most of the summer filling the gaps in my Education.
::The company has moved quickly to fill the niche in the overnight Travel market.
?SPEND TIME?
[T] if you fill a period of time with a particular activity, you spend that time doing it
fill your time/the days etc (with sth)
::I have no trouble filling my time.
?PERFORM A JOB?
[T] to perform a particular job, activity, or purpose in an organization, or to find someone or something to do this
fill a post/position/vacancy etc
::Women fill 35% of senior Management positions.
::Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, the vacancy has already been filled.
::The UK should find another weapon to fill the same role .
?CRACK/HOLE?
also fill in
[T] to put a substance into a hole, crack etc to make a surface level
::Fill in any cracks before starting to paint.
::materials developed to fill tooth cavities
fill yourself (up)/fill your face
informal to eat so much Food that you cannot eat any more
fill an order
to supply the goods that a customer has ordered
::The company is struggling to fill $11 million in back orders.
fill the bill
AmE to have exactly the right qualities
British Equivalent: fit the bill
::We needed an experienced reporter and Willis fills the bill.
fill sb's shoes
to do the work that someone else normally does, especially when this is difficult because they have set a high standard
fill in phr v
?DOCUMENT?
fill sth ¡û¡ú in
to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc
::Don't forget to fill in your boarding cards.
?TELL SOMEBODY NEWS?
fill sb ¡û¡ú in
to tell someone about recent events, especially because they have been away from a place
fill somebody ¡û¡ú in on
::I think you'd better fill me in on what's been happening.
?CRACK/HOLE?
fill sth ¡û¡ú in
to put a substance into a hole, crack etc so it is completely full and level
fill in time
to spend time doing something unimportant because you are waiting for something to happen
::She flipped through a magazine to fill in the time.
?SPACE?
fill sth ¡û¡ú in
to paint or draw over the space inside a shape
?DO SOMEBODY'S JOB?
to do someone's job because they are not there
fill in for
::I'm filling in for Joe for a few days.
fill out phr v
fill sth ¡û¡ú out
to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc
if you fill out, or your body fills out, you become slightly fatter
::Eric is starting to fill out around the waist.
if a young person fills out, their body becomes more like an adult's body, for example by having bigger muscles, developing breasts etc
::At puberty, a girl's body begins to fill out.
fill sth ¡û¡ú out
to add more details to a description or story
fill up phr v
if a container or place fills up, or if you fill it up, it becomes full
fill sth ¡û¡ú up
::Shall I fill the car up (=with petrol) ?
fill up with
::Her eyes filled up with tears .
fill (yourself) up
informal to eat so much Food that you cannot eat any more
fill (yourself) up with/on
::Don't fill yourself up with cookies.
::He filled up on pecan pie.
fill sb up
informal Food that fills you up makes you feel as though you have eaten a lot when you have only eaten a small amount

garish (iou)

garish adjective. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
Of dress, ornament, ceremonial, etc.: gaudy, overdecorated. M16.
Dickens All sorts of garish triumphal arches were put up.
Of colour or light: excessively bright, glaring. M16.
Successful Slimming I tend to go for muted colours rather than anything garish.
garishly adverb L16.
garishness noun L16.

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