Meaning & Definition of Filling in English

1. Any material that fills a space or container

• "There was not enough fill for the trench"

2. Flow into something (as a container)

3. A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

4. The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

5. (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. The act of filling something