"fill away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: fills away [present, singular, third-person], filling away [participle, present], filled away [participle, past], filled away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fill away (third-person singular simple present fills away, present participle filling away, simple past and past participle filled away)
  1. (nautical) Let the wind fill the sails of a sailing ship and start sailing. Categories (topical): Nautical

Inflected forms

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