fill one's shoes

ˈfil

v.

就位

verb

transitive verb

to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained

fill a cup with water

to supply with a full complement

the class is filled

to cause to swell or billow

wind filled the sails

to raise the level of with fill

filled land

to repair the cavities of (teeth)

to stop up : obstruct

wreckage filled the channel

to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance

feed, satiate

fill livestock

satisfy, fulfill

fills all requirements

make out, complete—used with out or infill in the blanks

fill out a form

to draw the playing cards necessary to complete

fill a straight or flush in poker

to occupy the whole of

smoke filled the room

to spread through

music filled the air

to make full

a mind filled with fantasies

to possess and perform the duties of : hold

fill an office

to place a person in

fill a vacancy

to supply as directed

fill a prescription

to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal

a gold-filled bracelet

intransitive verb

to become full

the rivers filled

noun

a full supplyespecially: a quantity that satisfies or satiates

eat your fill

something that fills: such as

material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place

a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)

artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows—often used attributively

fill flash

verb

transitive verb

to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained

fill a cup with water

to supply with a full complement

the class is filled

to cause to swell or billow

wind filled the sails

to raise the level of with fill

filled land

to repair the cavities of (teeth)

to stop up : obstruct

wreckage filled the channel

to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance

feed, satiate

fill livestock

satisfy, fulfill

fills all requirements

make out, complete—used with out or infill in the blanks

fill out a form

to draw the playing cards necessary to complete

fill a straight or flush in poker

to occupy the whole of

smoke filled the room

to spread through

music filled the air

to make full

a mind filled with fantasies

to possess and perform the duties of : hold

fill an office

to place a person in

fill a vacancy

to supply as directed

fill a prescription

to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal

a gold-filled bracelet

intransitive verb

to become full

the rivers filled

noun

a full supplyespecially: a quantity that satisfies or satiates

eat your fill

something that fills: such as

material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place

a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)

artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows—often used attributively

fill flash

Verb Middle English fillen, fullen, fellen, going back to Old English fyllan, going back to Germanic *fulljan- (whence also Old Frisian fella "to fill," Old Saxon fullian, Old High German fullen, Old Icelandic fylla, Gothic fulljan), weak verb derivative from the stem of *fulla- full >entry 1 Noun (sense 1) Middle English fille, fulle, felle, going back to Old English fyllu, fyll, going back to Germanic *full-īn- (whence also Middle Dutch volle "full supply, fill," Old High German fullī, follī, Old Icelandic fylli, Gothic ufarfullei "superfluity"), from *fulla- full >entry 1 + *-īn-, noun suffix of quality; (sense 2) derivative of fill >entry 1 Note: As with other nouns originally formed with the suffix *-īn-, Old English has reclassed the nouns as regular *-ō feminine nouns by association with the suffix *-iþō.

The first known use of fill was before the 12th century

field mousenoun

any of various mice that inhabit fields

field mousenoun

any of various mice that inhabit fields

field of view

field entry 1 sense 6

field of view

field entry 1 sense 6

field of vision

visual field

field of vision

visual field

fight1 of 2verb

to struggle against another in battle or physical combat

box entry 5 sense 2

to try hard

fighting to stay awake

to act for or against : struggle, contend fight a fire fight discrimination

fight for the right

to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of

fight off a cold

fight2 of 2noun

a violent struggle between opposing forces : combat, battle

a boxing match

a verbal disagreement

a struggle for a goal or an objective

in a fight for their lives

strength or disposition for fighting

full of fight

fight1 of 2verb

to struggle against another in battle or physical combat

box entry 5 sense 2

to try hard

fighting to stay awake

to act for or against : struggle, contend fight a fire fight discrimination

fight for the right

to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of

fight off a cold

fight2 of 2noun

a violent struggle between opposing forces : combat, battle

a boxing match

a verbal disagreement

a struggle for a goal or an objective

in a fight for their lives

strength or disposition for fighting

full of fight

fill1 of 2verb

to put into as much as can be held or contained

fill one's plate

to become full

puddles filling with rain

satisfy sense 1a

fill all requirements

to occupy fully : take up whatever space there is

clothes filled the closet

to spread through

laughter filled the room

to stop up (as holes) : plug fill a tooth

fill a crack with putty

to perform the duties of : occupy

fill the office of president

to put a person in

filled several vacancies

to supply according to directions

fill a prescription

fill2 of 2noun

a full supplyespecially: a quantity that satisfies

eat one's fill

material used to fill a container, cavity, passage, or low place