fill out
- fill out
verb
1. write all the required information onto a form
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fill out this questionnaire, please!
2. make bigger or better or more complete
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Something ——s something
3. line or stuff with soft material
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Somebody ——s something with something
4. make fat or plump
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We will plump out that poor starving child
5. supplement what is thought to be deficient
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He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons
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Braque eked out his collages with charcoal
6. become round, plump, or shapely
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The young woman is fleshing out
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(of a person) put on weight to a noticeable extent
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fill out [phrasal verb]
1 : to increase in size : to become larger and heavier
The tree looks weak now but should begin to fill out in a few years.
It was easier to find clothes that fit him once he began to fill out.
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to become larger, rounder or fatter
Useful english dictionary.
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fill out — {v.} 1. To put in what is missing; complete; finish; {especially}, to complete (a printed application blank or other form) by writing the missing facts in the blank spaces; to write down facts which are asked for in (a report or application.) *… … Dictionary of American idioms
fill out — {v.} 1. To put in what is missing; complete; finish; {especially}, to complete (a printed application blank or other form) by writing the missing facts in the blank spaces; to write down facts which are asked for in (a report or application.) *… … Dictionary of American idioms
fill out — (something) to provide information on paper or on a computer. Please fill out the form before you call for an appointment. Print the document, fill it out, and bring it with you … New idioms dictionary
Fill-out — [englisch/amerikanisch, fɪl aʊt], im Gegensatz zum Fill in kennzeichnet Fill out eine gleichmäßige, den Beat stützende, aber dennoch markante Schlagzeugfigur, z. B. das gleichförmige »Wischen« mit dem Besen oder das andauernde »Zischen« mit dem … Universal-Lexikon
fill out — ► fill out 1) put on weight. 2) chiefly N. Amer. fill in (a form). Main Entry: ↑fill … English terms dictionary
fill out — index compound, develop, enlarge, expand, inflate, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fill out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fill out a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. [mainly AM] [V P n (not pron)] Fill out the application carefully, and keep copies of it. [Also V n P] Syn: fill in (in… … English dictionary
fill out — phrasal verb Word forms fill out : present tense I/you/we/they fill out he/she/it fills out present participle filling out past tense filled out past participle filled out 1) [transitive] to add information such as your name or address in the… … English dictionary
fill out — verb /fɪl aʊt/ a) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information. Please fill out this application if you are interested in the job. b) To have ones physique expand with maturity or with surplus … Wiktionary
fill out — UK US fill out Phrasal Verb with fill({{}}/fɪl/ verb [T] ► to write or type information in spaces that are provided for it: »The 9m taxpayers obliged to fill out self assessment forms must file their returns by September 30 … Financial and business terms
