Drown vs. Fill — What's the Difference?

To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

To put something into (a container, for example) to capacity or to a desired level

To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.

To supply or provide to the fullest extent

To deaden one's awareness of; blot out

To build up the level of (low-lying land) with material such as earth or gravel.

To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound

To stop or plug up (an opening, for example).

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.

To repair a cavity of (a tooth).

(intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

To add a foreign substance to (cloth or wood, for example).

(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

To flow or move into (a container or area), often to capacity

(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

To pervade

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

To satiate, as with food and drink

To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.

To engage or occupy completely

To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.

To satisfy or meet; fulfill

To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.

To supply what is specified by or required for

To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.

To put a person into (a job or position)

To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; - said especially of sound.

To discharge the duties of; occupy

Cover completely or make imperceptible;

To cover the surface of (an inexpensive metal) with a layer of precious metal, such as gold.

Get rid of as if by submerging;

To cause (a sail) to swell.

Die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating;

To adjust (a yard) so that wind will cause a sail to swell.

Kill by submerging in water;

To become full

An amount needed to make full, complete, or satisfied

Material for filling a container, cavity, or passage.

A built-up piece of land; an embankment.

The material, such as earth or gravel, used for this.

(transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.

(transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

To enter (something), making it full.

(intransitive) To become full.

(intransitive) To become pervaded with something.

(transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).

(transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.

(transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.

(transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.

To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.

An amount that fills a container.

The filling of a container or area.

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

(archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.

An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

(music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.

That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of.

To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.

To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.

To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.

To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.

To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.

To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.

To fill a cup or glass for drinking.

A quantity sufficient to satisfy;

Any material that fills a space or container;

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense;

Become full;

Occupy the whole of;

Assume, as of positions or roles;

Fill or meet a want or need

Appoint someone to (a position or a job)

Eat until one is sated;

Fill to satisfaction;

Plug with a substance;