refill

[ verb ree-fil; noun ree-fil ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to fill again.

noun
  1. a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up: a refill for a prescription.

Origin of refill

1
First recorded in 1680–90; re- + fill

Other words from refill

  • re·fill·a·ble, adjective, noun
  • non·re·fill·a·ble, adjective
  • un·re·filled, adjective

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How to use refill in a sentence

  • He refilled his glass, and having looked in his cigarette-case, began to ransack a small cupboard.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Of course, Bud told himself while the waiter refilled his coffee cup, it was none of his business what Foster had up his sleeve.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • Then he shovelled the earth back upon it, stamping it in with his feet, and so refilled the hole.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • "Drink up, an' let us mak' a nicht o't," and thus urged they drained their glasses, and had them refilled again and again.

    The Underworld | James C. Welsh
  • I refilled my pipe and listened to their tender arguments until I was sleepy, and when I went to bed they were still arguing.

    A Little Union Scout | Joel Chandler Harris

British Dictionary definitions for refill

refill

verb(riːˈfɪl)
  1. to fill (something) again

noun(ˈriːfɪl)
  1. a replacement for a consumable substance in a permanent container

  2. a second or subsequent filling: a refill at the petrol station

  1. informal another drink to replace one already drunk

Derived forms of refill

  • refillable, adjective

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