Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fill_up

4 senses of fill up

Sense 1
fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
fill, fill up -- (become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly")
       => change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")

Sense 3
close, fill up -- (fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?")
       => fill -- (plug with a substance; "fill a cavity")

Sense 4
fill up, fill -- (eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey")
       => eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")

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