different between backfill vs filling

English

Alternative forms

• back-fill

Etymology

From back +? fill.

Verb

backfill (third-person singular simple present backfills, present participle backfilling, simple past and past participle backfilled)

1. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
2. (archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
   • We backfilled the cistern with pea gravel to discourage its use as a refuse container.
3. (US) To provide reserve support.
4. (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.

   The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated.

Noun

backfill (countable and uncountable, plural backfills)

1. The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
2. (US) Reserve support personnel.
3. (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
4. (literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.

Derived terms

• backfill bias

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?l??/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [?f??l??]
• Rhymes: -?l??

Verb

filling

1. present participle of fill

Adjective

filling (comparative more filling, superlative most filling)

1. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

   a filling meal

   • 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv:

     We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then remained silent.

Translations

See also

• stick to one's ribs

Noun

filling (plural fillings)

1. Anything that is used to fill something.
2. The contents of a pie, etc.
3. (dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

   I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.

   My temporary filling fell out and got lost.

4. The woof in woven fabrics.
5. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
6. (Protestantism) A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer. [since late 19th or early 20th c.]
   • 1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100.

   • 2011, Raymond F. Culpepper, Understanding the Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Pathway Press, page 33.

   • 2016, Zacharias Tanee Fomum, You Can Receive The Baptism Into The Holy Spirit Now, self-published.

   Synonyms: enduement, second baptism

Translations

See also

• filing

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• filing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fili?/

Etymology

From English filling station

Noun

filling

1. facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles; gas station