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refill vs fill

fill vs refill

refill and fill both are nouns.

refill and fill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refill Yes No Yes No
fill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fill is a hypernym of refill; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than refill:
  • refill: fill something that had previously been emptied
  • fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Other hypernyms of refill include fill up, make full.
refill (noun) fill (noun)
a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents a quantity sufficient to satisfy
a prescription drug that is provided again any material that fills a space or container
refill (verb) fill (verb)
fill something that had previously been emptied become full
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 refill and fill

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