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Noun filling has 6 senses
  1. filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"
    --1 is a kind of material, stuff
    --1 has particulars: cement
  2. filling - flow into something (as a container)
    --2 is a kind of     flow
    --2 has particulars: refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal
    Derived form: verb fill2
  3. filling - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
    --3 is a kind of     dental appliance
    --3 has particulars: inlay
    Derived form: verb fill9
  4. filling - a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
    --4 is a kind of     concoction, mixture, intermixture
    --4 has particulars: lekvar
  5. woof, weft, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    --5 is a kind of thread, yarn
    --5 is a part of weave
    --5 is a substance of fabric, cloth, material, textile
  6. filling - the act of filling something
    --6 is a kind of     change of integrity
    --6 has particulars: saturation; flood, flowage
    Derived form: verb fill1
,Verb fill has 9 senses
  1. fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: empty
    Derived forms: noun fill2, noun filler3, noun filler4, noun filler5, noun filling6
    Sample sentence:
    They fill the cart with boxes
  2. fill, fill up - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
    --2 is one way to change state, turn
    Antonyms: empty, discharge
    Derived forms: noun fill2, noun filling2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. occupy, fill - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
    --3 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    The books fill the box
  4. fill, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
    --4 is one way to work, do work
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil - fill or meet a want or need
    --5 is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater
    Derived form: noun fill1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job)
    --6 is one way to     hire, engage, employ
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. fill up, fill - eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
    --7 is one way to eat
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  8. satiate, sate, replete, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
    --8 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
    Derived form: noun fill1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  9. fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
    --9 is one way to     repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
    Derived forms: noun fill2, noun filler1, noun filling3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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