» fill in
Verb (4 meanings)
1. supply with information on a specific topic.
to fill in
Example:
- “He filled me in on the latest developments”
to fill in is a way to:
- to inform (verb) - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
to fill in is a way to:
- to draw (verb) - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- to paint (verb) - make a painting
ways to fill in:
- to crosshatch (verb) - shade with multiple crossing lines
to fill in is derivationally related to:
- shade (noun) - a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- shading (noun) - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- art, artistic creation, artistic production (noun) - the creation of beautiful or significant things
3. be a substitute.
to substitute, sub, stand in, fill in
Examples:
- “The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”,
- “The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet”
to fill in is a way to:
- to exchange, change, interchange (verb) - give to, and receive from, one another
to fill in is derivationally related to:
- stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in (noun) - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- subbing, substituting (noun) - working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
- substitute, replacement (noun) - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- substitute, reserve, second-stringer (noun) - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch (noun) - an event in which one thing is substituted for another