fill

B1 · Intermediate

v. to do what is asked in an order, or to give someone a job that was empty.

v. to satisfy a requirement or supply what is requested; also to appoint a person to a vacant position.

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“The pharmacy will fill your prescription in about ten minutes.”

“The company struggled to fill the senior management role after the previous director resigned unexpectedly.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine

v. to put a special material into a hole in a tooth to fix it.

v. to treat a dental cavity by inserting a restorative material.

“The dentist had to fill two small cavities during my check-up.”

“Modern dental practices often use composite resin to fill cavities, as it matches the natural colour of the patient's teeth.”

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. as much of something as you want or can handle.

n. an amount that satisfies a desire or need; frequently used in the phrase 'to have one's fill'.

“I have had my fill of this cold weather and I am ready for summer.”

“After a week of rich holiday meals, the guests had finally had their fill of chocolate and heavy desserts.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Technical

n. soil or rocks used to fill a hole in the ground.

n. material such as earth, stones, or waste used to raise the level of the ground or fill a depression.

“The builders used clean fill to level the backyard before laying the grass.”

“The structural integrity of the embankment depends heavily on the quality and compaction of the fill used during the initial phase.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Music Technical

n. a short piece of music played in the gap between parts of a song.

n. a short musical passage, riff, or drum sequence that fills a pause between main melodic phrases.

“The drummer played a loud fill just before the chorus started.”

“The jazz pianist inserted a subtle melodic fill to bridge the transition between the verse and the improvised solo.”