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fill vs fill the bill

fill the bill vs fill

fill is a noun but fill the bill is not a noun.

fill and fill the bill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fill Yes No Yes No
fill the bill No No Yes No
As verbs, fill the bill is a hyponym of fill; that is, fill the bill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fill:
  • fill: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
  • fill the bill: be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
Other hyponyms of fill include answer, appease, quell, stay, content, feed on, feed upon, allay, assuage, quench, slake, fit the bill, fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy, accommodate, fit, suit.
fill (noun) fill the bill (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
any material that fills a space or container
fill (verb) fill the bill (verb)
become full be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
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
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