fill (someone's) shoes

1. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk.

2. To supply or provide to the fullest extent: filled the mall with new stores.

3. To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.

4. To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).

5. To repair a cavity of (a tooth).

6. To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).

7. To satiate, as with food and drink.

8. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.

9. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks.

10. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.

11. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.

12. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.

13. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.

14. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.

15. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.

16. To cause (a sail) to swell.

17. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

1. To satiate, as with food and drink.

2. To satisfy or meet; fulfill: fill the requirements. See Synonyms at satisfy.

3. To complete (something) by insertion or addition: fill in the blanks.

4. To supply with material, such as writing, an inscription, or an illustration: filled the blank spaces on the page with notes.

5. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.

6. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.

7. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.

8. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.

9. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.

10. To cause (a sail) to swell.

11. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

To supply as required: fill a prescription; fill an order.

1. To place a person in: fill a job vacancy.

2. To possess and discharge the duties of; hold: fill a post.

3. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.

4. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.

5. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.

6. To cause (a sail) to swell.

7. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

1. To occupy the whole of; pervade: Music filled the room.

2. To spread throughout: Fear filled the city.

3. To engage or occupy completely; make full: filled the child's mind with strange ideas; a story that filled our hearts with joy.

4. To cause (a sail) to swell.

5. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.

Nautical

1. To cause (a sail) to swell.

2. To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied: eat one's fill.

Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.

1. A built-up piece of land; an embankment.

2. The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.

Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?

To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.

To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.

To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.

Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there—would you fill me in?

To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.

To complete (a form, for example) by providing required information: carefully filled out the job application.

To become or make more fleshy: He filled out after age 35.