| VERB | communication | fill out, complete, fill in, make out | write all the required information onto a form |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | fill out, round out | make bigger or better or more complete | |
| possession | fill out, eke out | supplement what is thought to be deficient | |
| contact | fill out, pad | line or stuff with soft material | |
| consumption | fill out, fatten, fat, flesh out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up | make fat or plump | |
| body | fill out, round, flesh out | become round, plump, or shapely |
| Meaning | Write all the required information onto a form. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "fill out this questionnaire, please!" | |
| Synonyms | complete, fill in, make out | |
| Entails | write down, set down, get down, put down | put down in writing |
| Spanish | completar, rellenar | |
| Meaning | make bigger or better or more complete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | round out | |
| Broader | enrich | make better or improve in quality |
| Catalan | completar | |
| Spanish | completar, rellenar | |
| Meaning | supplement what is thought to be deficient. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | eke out | |
| Broader | supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient |
| Spanish | estirar | |
| Meaning | Line or stuff with soft material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonym | pad | |
| Narrower | rat | Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat |
| Broader | stuff | Cram into a cavity |
| Meaning | make fat or plump. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | fatten, fat, flesh out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up | |
| Entails | feed, give | Give food to |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| See also | fill | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Catalan | encebar | |
| Spanish | cebar | |
| Meaning | Become round, plump, or shapely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | round, flesh out | |
| Broader | gain, put on | increase (one's body weight) |
| Catalan | omplir | |