1. (

• filling ,
• fill

) any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" ;

2. (

• filling

) flow into something (as a container) ;

3. (

• filling

) a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. ;

4. (

• woof ,
• weft ,
• filling ,
• pick ,

) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving ;

5. (

• filling ,

) (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'" ;

6. (

• filling

) the act of filling something ;