"fill one's face" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-fill one's face.ogg [Australia] Forms: fills one's face [present, singular, third-person], filling one's face [participle, present], filled one's face [participle, past], filled one's face [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fill one's face (third-person singular simple present fills one's face, present participle filling one's face, simple past and past participle filled one's face)
  1. (idiomatic) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: feed one's face, gorge oneself, stuff oneself
    Sense id: en-fill_one's_face-en-verb-Aj2dPF2V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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