English verb: fill up | |||
1. | fill up (change) make full, also in a metaphorical sense | ||
Samples | Fill a container. Fill the child with pride. | ||
Examples | They fill up the cart with boxes | ||
Synonyms | fill, make full | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bolster, brim, charge, clog, clutter, clutter up, complete, deluge, electrify, farce, fill again, flood, heap, impregnate, impregnate, infuse, ink, instill, inundate, lade, laden, line, load, load, load up, lube, lubricate, overfill, overload, pack, pad, populate, prime, refill, replenish, saturate, stuff, stuff, surcharge, swamp, tincture, top off | ||
Cause | fill, fill up | ||
Antonyms | empty | ||
2. | fill up (change) become full | ||
Samples | The pool slowly filled with water. The theater filled up slowly. | ||
Synonyms | fill | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flood, rack up, water | ||
Antonyms | empty, discharge | ||
3. | fill up (contact) fill or stop up | ||
Samples | Can you close the cracks with caulking?. | ||
Synonyms | close | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fill | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coapt, conglutinate, plug, seal, secure, stop up | ||
4. | fill up (consumption) eat until one is sated | ||
Samples | He filled up on turkey. | ||
Synonyms | fill | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||