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refill vs fill up

fill up vs refill

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

refill and fill up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refill Yes No Yes No
fill up No No Yes No
As verbs, fill up is a hypernym of refill; that is, fill up is a word with a broader meaning than refill:
  • refill: fill something that had previously been emptied
  • fill up: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Other hypernyms of refill include fill, make full.
refill (noun) fill up (noun)
a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
a prescription drug that is provided again
refill (verb) fill up (verb)
fill something that had previously been emptied make full, also in a metaphorical sense
become full
eat until one is sated
fill or stop up
Difference between refill and fill up

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