Overview of noun fill_in

The noun fill-in has 1 sense

• stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in -- (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins")

Overview of verb fill_in

The verb fill in has 4 senses

• fill in -- (supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments")


• shade, fill in -- (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)


• substitute, sub, stand in, fill in -- (be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet")


• complete, fill out, fill in, make out -- (write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form")