refillnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈriː.fɪl/us/ˈriː.fɪl/(a container holding) an amount of some material needed to fill up again an object that has become empty:
My pen seems to be running out of ink - I need a refill.
informal Chuck, you've nearly finished your drink - do you want a refill?
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Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- name
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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refillverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriːˈfɪl/us/ˌriːˈfɪl/to fill something again:
He got up and refilled their glasses.
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Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- plug
- round
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
- wadding
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