| To enter details or information in a form or questionnaire “If you would like to be entered into the prize draw, please fill in your details on the form provided.” To impart information or knowledge to someone “I'll save you the heavy reading, Mr. President. Let me fill you in about D'Angelo's meeting with Ira Wurlin.” To act as a substitute for someone when they are unavailable “I found someone to fill in for Ellen, and she's doing a great job!” To plug or stuff a hole or empty space with something “We slipped the box in the hole, under a root, then began to fill in the hole with dirt.” To tell, publish or report on information To pass the time, typically while waiting for a particular event To fill out a financial document, typically a check/cheque To perform temporary work To dig or turn over soil with a spade To write or fill in To place or put between or among others To assault, attack, or batter someone, inflicting physical harm or violence upon them To darken or color with lines or a block of color To make or get ready (usually as modifier) A person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense Available (as reserve) in case of an emergency Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later 
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