Emily Dickinson Lexicon

fill (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE fyllan.] (webplay: abundance; afflictions; bear, become, bliss, brace, cold, corn, driest, earth, felt, full, glass, good, grow, hold, king, life, make, mill, more, night, put, sand, seas, summer, supply, sweet, time, want, water, well, whole, wing, years).

1. Sound; resonate in; become audible throughout.
2. Cover; encompass; abound in; become universally present in; [fig.] illuminate.
3. Stow; load; keep enough oil in; provide with sufficient fuel.
4. Comprise; equal; make up; consist of; be counted as.
5. Respire with; breathe air into; pull oxygen into by respiration.
6. Stop; close; [fig.] address; repair; remedy; prevent.
7. Become overrun with vegetation, undergrowth, snow, etc.
8. Supply; pour into; cause to be full; keep from being empty.
9. Assuage; satiate; slake; [phrasal irony: “filled the lisping full”] caused a chill by means of social coldness; caused shivering and trembling so that stuttering sibilant sounds impaired speech.
10. Complete; replete; satisfy; become content; be accomplished; be at greatest capacity; (see Ezekiel 7:19).
11. Replenish; stockpile; store food in.
12. Accomplish; execute; fulfill; carry out; put into effect; act the part for; do the work for; [fig.] realize; actualize; bring to pass.
13. Repair; fix; restore; mend.
14. Bring to closure; successfully perform the duties of.
15. Phrase. “fill up”: totally overwhelm; completely absorb.