"fillup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fillups [plural]
Etymology: From fill + up. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fill|up}} fill + up Head templates: {{en-noun}} fillup (plural fillups)
  1. An act or process of filling up; a replenishment.
    Sense id: en-fillup-en-noun-39btVnqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. Filler material.
    Sense id: en-fillup-en-noun-StIX6BJA

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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