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fill

[fil] / fɪl /
NOUN
capacity
Synonyms
STRONG
enough filler padding plenty satiety stuffing sufficiency
WEAK
all one wants ample sufficient
Antonyms
WEAK
emptiness
VERB
to put in and occupy the whole of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
block clog close cram crowd furnish lade load overflow pack permeate saturate store stuff supply swell top
STRONG
charge choke congest distend fulfill glut gorge heap impregnate inflate meet overspread pervade plug ram replenish sate satiate satisfy shoal stock stopper stretch
WEAK
blow up brim over bulge out jam-pack pack like sardines puff up pump up ram in take up top off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open release unblock unstop
STRONG
abstain compress contract deflate deplete deprive diet dissatisfy fail fast miss shrink use up waste
WEAK
drain empty exhaust spend take use void
VERB
execute, fulfill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hold name occupy
STRONG
answer assign discharge dispatch distribute elect engage fix meet officiate perform satisfy
WEAK
carry out take up
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel disconnect fail ignore keep
WEAK
deplete drain empty exhaust spend take use void

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Fifty years ago, scientists tried to limit fires by studying the results or pouring freshwater into scale models of rooms filled with saltwater, trying to mimic the interaction between smoke and air in a fire.

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Economist John Maynard Keynes suggested that the government pay people to dig holes in the ground and then fill them up.

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It was a period filled with dizzying turns in politics and business.

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Márquez ran to the roof of her house, where the roar of planes overhead filled the night sky.

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Willis showed why NFL teams will soon be clamoring for his services last weekend, when he filled in for injured starter Jordan Love in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.