fills in
Takes over temporarily
Fills in means to supply what's missing in a space or gap.
You fill in a form by completing its blank fields.
You fill in for someone by taking their place temporarily: Can you fill in for me while I'm on vacation?
To fill someone in is to give them information they lack: Fill me in on what I missed.
- assumesAccepts as true
- completesBrings to an end
- deputizeAppoint as stand-in
- sits in forTemporarily takes someone's place
- coversPuts over, hides
occupies · stand-in · pinch-hit · supplements · manages · understudy · substitute · takes over · takes the reins · steps in · replace · proxy · backup plan · temp worker · plug · provides · undertakes · alternate
fills inomits
Leaves something out
erases · deletes · crosses out · blanks out · redacts
fills indigs out
Extracts from below
hollows out · excavates · empties · drains · clears out
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