The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FILLS
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What does FILLS mean?
FILLS verb- To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
- To enter (something), making it full.
- To become full.
- To become pervaded with something.
- To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).
- To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
- To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
- To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
- To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
- (of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
- (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
- An amount that fills a container.
- The filling of a container or area.
- Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
- Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
- An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
- A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
- One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.