Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To fill again.
- n. A product packaged to replace the used contents of a container.
- n. A second or subsequent filling.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To fill again.
- n. Something used to refill a thing or place that has been emptied.
Wiktionary
- n. A filling after the first.
- n. A product containing materials to replace those used up by a piece of equipment.
- v. To fill up once again.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To fill, or become full, again.
WordNet 3.0
- v. fill something that had previously been emptied
- n. a prescription drug that is provided again
- n. a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
Etymologies
- From re- ("again") + fill (verb) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The new design features the same pouch from Winpack International and a white base color with colorful photos depicting the relevant soap bottle the refill is for.”
“Our system has indicated that your refill is now ready to be refilled.”
“During the recovery period oxygen is used to give the muscle a "refill" - to replenish the muscle's energy that was used up during the intensive exercise.”
“I guess that 2pm refill is the final one, so if you want to take advantage of this deal, it’s clearly best to get there right at 2: 15pm.”
“HMO users should consider taking the company’s prescription-by-mail affiliate or plan on visiting an emergency clinic and getting a short-term refill.”
“She then gets a new cup and "refills" my coffee, though I'm not technically sure it can be called a refill since it's in a new cup.”
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“For example, printer company Lexmark wanted its customers to buy its brand name refill cartridges instead of cheaper generic ones.”
“For wheeled vehicles the refill is the amount of fuel which allows a road range of a predetermined length.”
“The refill is the amount of fuel carried in a vehicle's internal fuel tanks.”
“For aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles/rockets, and other equipment, which are fitted with fuel tanks or containers integral to their fuel system, the refill is the total amount of fuel they can take on.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘refill’.
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UK - slang
chin wag, arse about, bollock, starkers, sweet Fanny Adams, skive, shufti, codswallop, rhyming slang, bollocks, nookie, skew-whiff and 208 more...
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TECH - department store terms
lift, flask, datum, cater, absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration and 231 more...
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