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 |
fill | a quantity sufficient to satisfy, he ate his fill of potatoes, she had heard her fill of gossip |
filling fill | any material that fills a space or container, there was not enough fill for the trench |
round flesh out fill out | become round, plump, or shapely, The young woman is fleshing out |
round out fill out | make bigger or better or more complete |
fill | plug with a substance, fill a cavity |
fill fill up | become full, The pool slowly filled with water, The theater filled up slowly |
fill fill up make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense, fill a container, fill the child with pride |
replenish refill fill again | fill something that had previously been emptied, refill my glass, please |
fill in | supply with information on a specific topic, He filled me in on the latest developments |
complete fill out fill in make out | write all the required information onto a form, fill out this questionnaire, please!, make out a form |
meet satisfy fill fulfill fulfil | fill or meet a want or need |
satiate sate replete fill | fill to satisfaction, I am sated |
fatten fat flesh out fill out plump plump out fatten out fatten up | make fat or plump, We will plump out that poor starving child |
fill up fill | eat until one is sated, He filled up on turkey |
close b fill up | fill or stop up, Can you close the cracks with caulking? |
pad fill out | line or stuff with soft material, pad a bra |
shade fill in | represent the effect of shade or shadow on |
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 |
eke out fill out | supplement what is thought to be deficient, He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons, Braque eked out his collages with charcoal |
fill | appoint someone to (a position or a job) |
fill take occupy | assume, as of positions or roles, She took the job as director of development, he occupies the position of manager, the young prince will soon occupy the throne |
occupy fill | occupy the whole of, The liquid fills the container |
fit the bill fill the bill | be what is needed or be good enough for what is required, Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration? |