Antonyms for refill


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb ree-fil; noun ree-fil
Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈfɪl; noun ˈriˌfɪl


Definition of refill

Origin :
  • 1680s, from re- "back, again" + fill (v.). Related: Refilled; refilling.
  • As in filling : noun contents
  • As in filling/filler : noun something that takes up
  • As in replenish : verb fill, stock
Example sentences :
  • But the water in our butts had gone rancid and we put in at this island to refill.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Gloria rose unobtrusively and took the teapot to the kitchen for a refill.
  • Extract from : « The Doorway » by Evelyn E. Smith
  • Granice, with a throbbing heart, watched Denver refill his pipe.
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
  • Brook shook his head and began to refill his refractory pipe.
  • Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford
  • Merrihew solemnly spun his wine-glass, but made no effort to refill it.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • His pipe was out, but he could not take his hands from the wheel to refill it.
  • Extract from : « Wind » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • They could also get a fresh supply of water and refill their air tanks there.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • I thought if anyone came in and found me I'd say I'd been sent to refill the water-jug.
  • Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
  • But I shall be in no hurry to refill it: I am too much afraid of breaking it.
  • Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About
  • On arriving at the spring they refill their water-skins and let the dromedaries drink.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin

Synonyms for refill

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