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fill
Verb
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If you fill something, you put something in it until there is no space left.
She added some games to fill the gap in the schedule.
His eyes filled with tears as he watched her walk away.
She filled the car up with gas.
He's so mean, he just fills me with anger every time I think of him.
Suddenly, the screen was filled with light.
I fill up the dog's new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.
Instead of eating a good dinner she just fills up on bread.
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If you fill in something, you give the missing information, especially personal information on a form.
She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit.
When I got back, she filled me in on what had been happening.
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If you fill out, your body reaches its adult shape, especially women's breasts and men's shoulders.
fill
Noun
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The full amount of food or drink that a person can eat or drink.
Don't feed him any more, he's had his fill.
I've had my fill of alcohol for tonight.
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Fill is extra material, often of low quality, used to give something more volume.
They used the rocks as fill under the new house.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
bottle
Noun
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A bottle is a container, usually made of glass that holds liquid and has a cap or stopper.
He drank cold water from a plastic bottle.
She brought two bottles of wine to the party.
We collected the empty beer bottles and took them back to the shop.
I filled up the bottle with water.
She cracked open four bottles and poured glasses for each of them.
The floor under the Rock was covered with trash: broken bottles, food wrappers, and ripped clothing.
The bottle had a long, thin neck.
bottle
Verb
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If you bottle your feelings up, you keep them inside and don't let them show.
You can tell he is still angry, but he's keeping it bottled up.
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If you bottle somebody or something up, you keep them in a very small space, often under pressure.
We were bottled up in that plane for 32 hours.
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If you bottle something, you put it in a bottle.
This plant bottles a lot of spring water every day.