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To supply information in a form or questionnaire
“Please fill out your details in the form provided below.”
To become bigger in size
“It may be helpful to use a pole to hold up the topknot until the balloon begins to fill out.”
To grow fatter or plumper
“They watch the way their belly and thighs begin to fill out from all the food you’re offering them, and how their jeans begin to become snug around their waist.”
To increase or improve in amount or value
“These companies don't care about you. They're only there to fill out their bank accounts when they finish stealing your money.”
To add details to a story or narrative
“The double pages of illustration in both books fill out the story with an emphasis on the emotional content and atmosphere.”
(intransitive) To become larger in size or degree
To surpass a former capacity or boundary
To line or pack with soft material
To become fully grown or developed
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