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cloy vs fill

fill vs cloy

cloy is not a noun while fill is a noun.

cloy and fill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cloy No No Yes No
fill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fill is a hypernym of cloy; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than cloy:
  • cloy: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
  • fill: fill to satisfaction
Other hypernyms of cloy include replete, sate, satiate.
cloy (noun) fill (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
any material that fills a space or container
cloy (verb) fill (verb)
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing become full
supply or feed to surfeit make full, also in a metaphorical sense
plug with a substance
fill to satisfaction
eat until one is sated
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
assume, as of positions or roles
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
occupy the whole of
Difference between cloy and fill

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