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fill·ing

(fĭl′ĭng)

1. An act or instance of filling.

2. Something used to fill a space, cavity, or container: a gold filling in a tooth.

3. An edible mixture used to fill pastries, sandwiches, or cakes. See Note at frosting.

4. The horizontal threads that cross the warp in weaving; weft.

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filling

(ˈfɪlɪŋ)

1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container: pie filling.

2. (Dentistry) dentistry

a. any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth

b. the cavity of a tooth so filled

3. (Textiles) textiles another term for weft

adj

(of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying

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fill•ing

(ˈfɪl ɪŋ)

n.

1. an act or instance of filling.

2. something that is put in as a filler.

3. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.

4. Also called weft , woof. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	filling - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" fill material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" cement - any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
	2.	filling - flow into something (as a container) flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge refilling, replenishment, renewal, replacement - filling again by supplying what has been used up
	3.	filling - a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" lekvar - a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots
	4.	filling - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving weft, woof, pick cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
	5.	filling - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'" dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth inlay - (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	6.	filling - the act of filling something change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something saturation - the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid flowage, flood - the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

filling

noun

1. stuffing, padding, filler, wadding, inside, insides, contents, innards (informal) make the filling from down or feathers

adjective

1. satisfying, heavy, square, substantial, ample a well-spiced and filling meal

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Translations

تَعْبِئَه، حَشْوه

náplňplomba

fyldplombe

Füllung

γέμιση χορταστικός

empaste relleno

bourratif chargement plombageremplisseur

betöltés

fylling

ripieno otturazione riempimento riempitivo

fyll plombe

nadevzalivka

dolgu iç

填料馅

filling

[ˈfɪlɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of tooth] → empaste m, emplomadura f (S. Cone)

2. (Culin) → relleno m

B. ADJ [food, dish] → que llena mucho
this dish is very filling → este plato llena mucho

C. CPD filling station N = petrol station

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

filling

[ˈfɪlɪŋ]

[cake, pancake] → garniture f, fourrage m; [roll, sandwich] → garniture f

(for tooth) → plombage m

adj [food, meal] → consistant(e)filling station n → station-service f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

filling

(in tooth) → Füllung f, → Plombe f; my filling’s come out → ich hab eine Füllung or Plombe verloren; I had to have three fillings → ich musste mir drei Zähne plombieren or füllen lassen

(Cook, in pie, tart) → Füllung f

adj food → sättigend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

filling

[ˈfɪlɪŋ]

1. n (for tooth) → otturazione f (Culin) → ripieno

2. adj (food) → sostanzioso/a

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fill

(fil) verb

1. to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full. to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.

2. to become full. His eyes filled with tears.

3. to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc). Does he fill all our requirements?

4. to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up. The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.

noun

as much as fills or satisfies someone. She ate her fill.

filled adjective

having been filled.

ˈfiller noun

1. a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle.

2. material used to fill cracks in a wall etc.

ˈfilling noun

anything used to fill. The filling has come out of my tooth; He put an orange filling in the cake.

ˈfilling-station noun

a place where petrol is sold.

fill in

1. to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete). to fill in the details.

2. to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required. Have you filled in your tax form yet?

3. to give (someone) all the necessary information. I've been away – can you fill me in on what has happened?

4. to occupy (time). She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.

5. to do another person's job temporarily. I'm filling in for her secretary.

fill up

to make or become completely full. Fill up the petrol tank, please.

fill·ing

n. [dental] empaste; obturación; restauración.

filling

n (dent) obturación f (form), empaste m

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We used to see Marrow-Bone filling his gourd at the drinking-place and carrying it carefully up to his cave.

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And through it all moved the Iron Heel, impassive and deliberate, shaking up the whole fabric of the social structure in its search for the comrades, combing out the Mercenaries, the labor castes, and all its secret services, punishing without mercy and without malice, suffering in silence all retaliations that were made upon it, and filling the gaps in its fighting line as fast as they appeared.

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