To fill means to make something full or to become full, to occupy a space completely with material, or to supply what is missing to make complete. As transitive verb, to fill means to put something into container until it is full, such as to fill a glass with water, to fill a bag with groceries, or to fill a room with furniture, meaning add contents until no empty space remains. It can also mean to take a role or position, as in to fill a vacancy, to fill a job, to fill a seat, meaning to become holder of that position. It can mean to satisfy a need, as in to fill an order, to fill a prescription, or to fill a requirement, meaning to provide what is requested. As phrasal verb, to fill in means to provide information or to substitute, to fill out means to complete a form or to become larger, to fill up means to become completely full. Overall, to fill conveys action of making full, completing, occupying, or supplying. It is common verb used in physical, professional, and figurative contexts, always implying movement from emptiness or lack to fullness or completeness.
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