fill out

verb

filled out; filling out; fills out

intransitive verb

: to put on flesh

Examples of fill out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The errors in the databases maintained by Florida’s corrections and juvenile justice departments are typically introduced when intake forms are filled out or when an arrest report is completed. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024 Wings Stephon Castle, Cody Williams and Dalton Knecht are all candidates to fill out the top 10, while Ron Holland II remains an intriguing prospect. Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 June 2024 Friday's event, sponsored by Ghost Tequila, saw guests, fresh off a cocktail-making class, scramble to fill out spicy bingo cards. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Eligible service members will first need to fill out an online application and then send it to their service department. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fill out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fill out was in 1856

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“Fill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

fill out

verb
1
: to put on flesh
2
: to complete by filling in blanks
fill out an application

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