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Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To complete by providing required information: To write or type all necessary details into the blank spaces of a document or form.
    • To make fuller or more substantial: To add material, detail, or substance to something, making it more complete, rounded, or plump.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To become fuller or rounder in shape: To gain weight or develop a more rounded, mature figure.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (transitive - complete a form):

    • Please fill out this application and return it to the office.
    • I need to fill out a tax form every year.

  • Verb (transitive - make more substantial):

    • The author was asked to fill out the final chapter with more examples.
    • She used shoulder pads to fill out the silhouette of the jacket.

  • Verb (intransitive - become rounder):

    • His face began to fill out as he recovered from his illness.
    • Teenagers often fill out as they go through puberty.
Advanced Usage
  • "To fill someone out": (Informal) To provide someone with more detailed information about a topic.
    • Can you fill me out on what happened after I left the meeting?
Variants and Related Words
  • Fill-in (noun): A person or thing that temporarily replaces another.
    • She worked as a fill-in while the manager was on vacation.
  • Filler (noun): A substance or material used to fill a space or gap, or content used to take up space in a publication.
    • The article was just filler for the magazine.
Synonyms
  • Complete (as in a form).
  • Expand, flesh out, round out (as in adding substance).
  • Plump, gain weight (as in becoming rounder).
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Fill in: Often used interchangeably with "fill out" for completing forms in British English. Also means to substitute or to provide information.

    • Can you fill in for me at the reception desk tomorrow?
    • He filled me in on the latest gossip.

  • Fill up: To make something completely full.

    • I need to fill up the car with gas.
Related Idioms
  • Fill out a roster/team: To complete a list of required members.
    • We need one more player to fill out the team.
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Verb
  1. become round, plump, or shapely
    • The young woman is fleshing out
  2. make fat or plump
    • We will plump out that poor starving child
  3. line or stuff with soft material
    • pad a bra
  4. supplement what is thought to be deficient
    • He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
    • Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
  5. make bigger or better or more complete
  6. write all the required information onto a form
    • fill out this questionnaire, please!
    • make out a form

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