Antonyms for filling up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fil

Phonetic Transcription : fɪl

Definition of filling up

Origin : "a full supply," mid-13c., fille, from Old English fylle, from Proto-Germanic *fullin- (cf. Old High German fulli, German Fülle, Old Norse fyllr), noun of state from *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Meaning "extra material in music" is from 1934.

As in recruit : verb gather resources
As in supplement : verb add to
As in brim : verb flow over the top
As in fuel : verb give energy to
As in heap : verb amass, collect in pile

Example sentences :

In filling up some of the gaps he might have been preposterously wrong.
Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest

At this time the plan of filling up the regular army was abandoned.
Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon

When finished in this manner, he set about filling up the blanks.
Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper

On the other side of the platform four other cars were filling up.
Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Home » by Katherine Keene Galt

He96 tried not to think of it by filling up the time with something else.
Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King

While the provinces are filling up with cities, Paris becomes country.
Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat

Oh, the mansions are filling up, and I thank God that he is letting me help to fill them.
Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy

My men are swarming over the city, and even now the prisons are filling up.
Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman

You had got very weedy, and I am glad to see that you are filling up.
Extract from : « The Dash for Khartoum » by George Alfred Henty

“Well, youngsters, you are filling up your lockers with a vengeance,” he remarked.
Extract from : « The Three Lieutenants » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for filling up

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