fill up
verb10 senses
- 1To make (something) completely full.
- 2To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.
- 3To become completely full.
- 4To become tearful as a result of strong emotion.
- 5To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
- 6To satisfy the hunger of (someone).
- 7To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry.
- 8To make a full house on the turn or the river.
- 9To fill in / fill out a form etc.
- 10To make complete, to bring to a full development.
1
To make (something) completely full.
2
To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.
- It costs a fortune these days to fill up.
- "Game over," Waddicor warns. "Look at the fuel gauge. Someone's forgotten to fill up." The heavily laden train has come from Freightliner's Maritime Terminal in Southampton's western docks. Waddicor reckons there might not be enough diesel in the tank to complete the journey.2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 30:
3
To become completely full.
4
To become tearful as a result of strong emotion.
5
Colloquial, Idiomatic To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
- The teachers that taught me weren't cool. / You're holding me down, / Turning me 'round, / Filling me up with your rules.1967, Lennon–McCartney, “Getting Better”, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by The Beatles:
6
To satisfy the hunger of (someone).
- Thanks for the chocolate cake – it really filled me up!
7
To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry.
- We've scoured these science and tapped the top experts to help you learn how to do just that. Use these seven simple strategies, and you'll fill up without filling out.2008 October, David Schipper, “Outsmart your stomach: Seven ways to fill your gut—and lose it, too”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 135:
8
Card games, Poker Slang To make a full house on the turn or the river.
9
India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore To fill in / fill out a form etc.
10
Obsolete To make complete, to bring to a full development.
- Our Father’s Death Would fill up all the Guilt of Civil War, And cloſe the Scene of Blood.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:
- Related terms
- fed up, get one's fill