fills

Packs to capacity

Fills is the third-person singular and plural of fill—to make full or occupy completely.

A bartender fills glasses, a crowd fills a stadium, music fills the air.

In production contexts, fills are material used to occupy space: The contractor ordered gravel fills for the foundation.

A drum fill is a brief rhythmic passage connecting sections of a song.

satiates

satiates

Satisfies to fullness

appeases · gratifies · feeds · sustains · indulges · slakes · relieves · contents · replenishes · assuages

completes

completes

Brings to an end

wrap up · close out · round out · supply · provide · satisfy · meet · fulfill · answer · check off

saturation

saturates

Fills to maximum capacity

infuses · steeps · imbues · suffuses · penetrates · marinates · waterlog · sodden · absorb

overflows

overflow

Exceed capacity and spill

  • brimProjecting edge or lip
  • spillAccidental liquid release
  • floodOverwhelming water overflow

surge · deluge · inundate · engulf · swamp · overwhelm · cascade · torrent · overrun · burst

abundance

plenty

Sufficient quantity, and then some

wealth · richness · ample · generous · bountiful · overflowing · teeming · bursting · replete · loaded

expansion

swells

Enlarges or billows

inflates · bulges · puffs · balloons · engorges · plumps · rounds out · stretches · grows · billows

occupies

occupies

Fills or holds space

resident · lodger · renter · dweller · populate · settle · inhabit · colonize · take up · crowd

Categories
Opposites
container contents

fillsempties

Drains or depleted containers

drains · depletes · evacuates · removes · clears

inflation/pressure

fillsdeflates

Releases air from

depressurizes · lets out · releases · punctures · flattens

satisfaction/completion

fillsvacates

Leaves premises empty

empties · abandons · leaves · clears · evacuates

Phrases
Family

fill, filling, filled, refill, filler, fulfilled, fulfillment, fulfilling, fillers

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