I. re ‧ fill 1 /ˌriːˈfɪl/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ fill , ↑ refill , ↑ filling , ↑ filler ; verb : ↑ fill , ↑ refill ; adjective : ↑ filling ]
to fill something again:
The waitress refilled our coffee cups.
—refillable adjective :
a refillable lighter
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THESAURUS
▪ fill to put enough of something into a container to make it full:
Jenny filled the kettle and put it on to boil.
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Party balloons can be filled with helium.
▪ fill up to fill something completely – used especially about putting petrol in the tank of a car:
I need to fill up the car.
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The waiter filled up everyone’s glasses.
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If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up.
▪ load/load up to fill a vehicle with goods, furniture etc:
Two men were loading a truck with boxes of melons.
▪ stuff/cram to quickly fill something such as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly:
She hurriedly stuffed some things into an overnight bag and left.
▪ refill to fill a container again, after what was in it has been used:
I’m just going to refill this bottle from the tap.
▪ top up British English , top off American English to fill a glass or cup that still has some liquid in it:
Can I top up your glass of wine?
▪ replenish formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food:
The lake is fed by springs that are eternally replenished by the rain.
II. re ‧ fill 2 /ˈriːfɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ fill , ↑ refill , ↑ filling , ↑ filler ; verb : ↑ fill , ↑ refill ; adjective : ↑ filling ]
1 . a container filled with a particular substance, such as ink or petrol, that you use to fill or replace an empty container, or the substance itself:
a refill for his pen
2 . another drink of the same kind:
Would you like a refill?
a free refill