"fill away" meaning in English

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Verb

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
    Sense id: en-fill_away-en-verb-fzi6N8gE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away) Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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