fill up - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" overload, clog - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" brim - fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship" stuff - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist" bolster, pad - add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" people, populate - fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country" top off - fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup" heap - fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes" overfill - fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets" ink - fill with ink; "ink a pen" prime - fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" line - fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" complete - bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family" electrify - charge (a conductor) with electricity surcharge - fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension" load, charge - provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully" deluge, flood, inundate, swamp - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" stuff - fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy" pack - fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house" |