refill
to fill again.
a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up: a refill for a prescription.
Origin of refill
1Other 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
And lost, stolen, or destroyed prescriptions will not be refilled.
Bloomberg’s Latest Crackdown: Prescription Drugs | Megan McArdle | January 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I refilled adding the credits back the total owed was $914.
Gas stations have run out of petrol and are not being refilled.
Much of the tsunami water refilled the Pacific days before the meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant.
Japanese Debris Plume From Tsunami Migrating Across Pacific Ocean | Daniel Stone | March 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI reorganized paper files, refilled staples and pens and straightened out the magazine piles.
He refilled his glass, and having looked in his cigarette-case, began to ransack a small cupboard.
Dope | Sax RohmerOf 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. BowerThen 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. WelshI 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
to fill (something) again
a replacement for a consumable substance in a permanent container
a second or subsequent filling: a refill at the petrol station
informal another drink to replace one already drunk
Derived forms of refill
- refillable, adjective
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