fill vs take up

take up vs fill

fill is a noun but take up is not a noun.

fill and take up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No
take up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take up is a hyponym of fill; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fill:

fill: occupy the whole of
take up: take up time or space

Other hyponyms of fill include crowd.

fill (noun)	take up (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
any material that fills a space or container

fill (verb)	take up (verb)
become full	pursue or resume
make full, also in a metaphorical sense	return to a previous location or condition
plug with a substance	adopt
fill to satisfaction	take up as if with a sponge
eat until one is sated	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction	accept
assume, as of positions or roles	take in, also metaphorically
appoint someone to (a position or a job)	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
occupy the whole of	occupy or take on
	take up and practice as one's own
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	turn one's interest to
	take up time or space

Difference between fill and take up

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