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Dictionary definition · filling

noun

  1. any material that fills a space or container"there was not enough fill for the trench"
  2. flow into something (as a container)
  3. a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
  4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
  5. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth"when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"
  6. the act of filling something

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).