fill out

British  

verb

1. to make or become fuller, thicker, or rounder

   her figure has filled out since her marriage

2. to make more substantial

   the writers were asked to fill their stories out

3. (tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)

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fill out Idioms  

1. Complete by supplying required information, especially in writing. For example, Please fill out the application form , or I don't quite understand this drawing, so fill out the details . [Late 1800s]

2. Become enlarged, distended, rounded in outline. For example, The wind filled out the sails , or He's put on weight and really filled out . Applied to objects, this expression dates from about 1700, but to persons or animals becoming fatter, only from the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

Those who wish to donate more than $10,000 are instructed to fill out an inquiry form.

From The Wall Street Journal

Immigration agents fill out Form I-213 when they arrest someone alleging they are in the country without permission.

From Salon

For this, I have to sign up and fill out forms?

From MarketWatch

“Patients should not have to fill out the same forms over and over again at different doctors’ offices or log into multiple portals or chase down their records just to get care,” Gleason said.

From Barron's

Mr. Whipple and his assistant superintendent set aside their overcoats and unfolded forms they meant to fill out.

From Literature

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