fill out
Britishverb
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to make or become fuller, thicker, or rounder
her figure has filled out since her marriage
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to make more substantial
the writers were asked to fill their stories out
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(tr) to complete (a form, application, etc)
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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]
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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.
Example Sentences
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So he appealed, via social media, for those also targeted by crowd control measures during the first week of the demonstrations to fill out a survey.
From BBC
On the farm, everyone has to fill out forms that require documents showing they’re authorized to work.
From Los Angeles Times
From next year Germany will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their ability to serve, with the view of dramatically boosting troop numbers.
From BBC
The Nike-Chaka murals will be coming down soon, but Asner says he’s excited to see what other new creations might fill out the map in the aftermath of the latest championship run.
From Los Angeles Times
The result is that consumers and companies must fill out multiple questionnaires that generate similar data sets.
From Barron's
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