fill upverb

• 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.
• 3

  To become completely full.

• 4

  To become tearful as a result of strong emotion.

• 5

  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.
• 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.

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• 8

  slangcard-gamespokerTo make a full house on the turn or the river.