- stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
--1 is a kind of peer, equal, match, compeer
--1 has particulars:locum tenens, locum; double, stunt man, stunt woman; surrogate, alternate, replacement Derived form: verb fill in3
- fill in - supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"
--1 is one way to inform
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- shade, fill in - represent the effect of shade or shadow on
--2 is a kind of draw; paint
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- substitute, sub, stand in, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
--3 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun fill-in1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- complete, fill out, fill in, make out - write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- shade, fill in - represent the effect of shade or shadow on