fills up

Makes completely full

Fills up means to make full or become full.

You fill up a gas tank, a bathtub, or a room with guests.

The stadium filled up quickly.

The phrase often emphasizes completion—not just adding, but reaching capacity.

Someone who fills up on bread before dinner has eaten enough to spoil their appetite.

Related

engorge · saturate · overflow · running over · stockpile · inundate · container · reservoir · bucket · bloat · stuffed to the gills · accumulation · tank · tops off · top off · swell · contentment · recharge

Opposites
volume/capacity

fills upempties

Drains or depleted containers

drains · depletes · clears out · evacuates · hollows out

fuel/vehicle context

fills upruns out of gas

Exhausts vehicle's fuel supply

runs dry · siphons

satiation/eating

fills upstarves

Dies from hunger

goes hungry · fasts · famishes · hungers · wastes away

Family

fill, fills, filled, filling, filler, fillers, fulfill, fulfills, fulfilled

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G