(n.) One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
(a.) To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or
contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy
the whole capacity of.
(a.) To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as
is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or
overrun.
(a.) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
(a.) To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an
incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president
fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills
the chair.
(a.) To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a
vacancy.
(a.) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the
sails.
(a.) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after
side of the sails.
(a.) To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low
place), with earth or gravel.
(v. i.) To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to
have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm
season; the sail fills with the wind.
(v. i.) To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
(v. t.) A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives
complete satisfaction.
