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| fill up |
| 1. v. To make something full. |
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| 2. v. To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel. |
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| It costs a fortune these days to fill up. |
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| 3. v. To become full. |
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| 4. v. To become tearful as a result of strong emotion. |
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| 5. v. (idiomatic, colloquial) To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging. |
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| You're filling me up with your rules — The Beatles : Getting Better |
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| 6. v. To satisfy someone's hunger. |
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| Thanks for the chocolate cake - it really filled me up! |
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| 7. v. (poker slang) To make a full house on the turn or the river. |
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| Analysis |
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| fill |
| 1. v. To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
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| 2. v. To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full. |
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| 3. v. To enter (something), making it full. |
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| 4. v. (intransitive) To become full. |
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| the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind |
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| up |
| 1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity. |
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| I looked up and saw the airplane overhead. |
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| 2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely. |
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| I will mix up the puzzle pieces. |
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| Tear up the contract. |
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