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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.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
blank
Verb
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If you blank something, you make it empty.
blank
Adjective
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If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.
I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.
I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.
The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.
blank
Noun
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A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.
Fill in the blanks on the legal form.
field
Noun
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A field is an open area of land that can be used for many different things, from sports to crop-growing.
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A field is an area of study or work.
He was an expert in the field of American history.
field
Verb
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If you field something, you answer it; you address it.
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If you field the team, you place them in the game.