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View synonyms for

fill out

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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

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]

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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Why, owners wondered, should we continue to pay two dozen entry-level players to fill out a roster when only two of them might be legitimate prospects?

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He said he’d helped people fill out forms as they applied for citizenship and tried to bring in their relatives from other countries.

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Interested restaurant partners can directly message Not Us Without You’s Instagram account or fill out this online contact form.

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The minister reminded those who are in line for the payments that the money will be paid out automatically, and there is no need to provide details or fill out application forms.

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On June 12 when the application window opens, you can apply by going to the CalAssist Mortgage Fund website and click “Apply Now” to fill out the online application.

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