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Definition

To make something completely full (tank, glass, room)

Example sentence
He filled up the car with gas.
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Common collocations
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fill up the tank

fill up your glass

fill up a bottle

fill up the room

fill up the parking lot

fill up on bread

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

He filled up the water bottle. ✅ (Correct)
He filled the water bottle up. ✅ (Correct)