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Does fill mean full?

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If I fill something does that mean simply getting some substance and putting it into a container i.e a cup of water into an empty sink or does it usually mean filling such sink to the top?

In other words however many (or few) cupsfull are poured in it is filling or is it only a filling action if totally filled at the end of the procedure?
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    Denis McMahon:




    Sparkingchip:

    Full is not brimming full.




     

    Normally yes. One odd exception is beer, which because of some ancient law must be sold that way. This is tough on those who like to see a head because it indicates something about the quality of the beer; they will need to put up with short measure. Tough on those who are unsteady on their feet and fearful of floors slippery because of drops of beer from brimful glasses. Health and safety regulations do not seem to apply in pubs.


    So "fill" means put in as much as you would normally expect the container to hold.


    In some things it means filled to a capacity determined by number of finite positions available, e.g. "house full" means all seats in the theatre have been taken. Bringing this back to wiring and regulations, one could say a consumer unit is full if all its available sub-circuit connections have been wired.


    If a container is not full to the brim, it is not full according to OED's definition. However, beer is sold by volume and may be dispensed in an oversized glass, usually 24 oz, so long as it is marked at the 1pt level. Such a glass would not be full.

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    Denis McMahon:




    Sparkingchip:

    Full is not brimming full.




     

    Normally yes. One odd exception is beer, which because of some ancient law must be sold that way. This is tough on those who like to see a head because it indicates something about the quality of the beer; they will need to put up with short measure. Tough on those who are unsteady on their feet and fearful of floors slippery because of drops of beer from brimful glasses. Health and safety regulations do not seem to apply in pubs.


    So "fill" means put in as much as you would normally expect the container to hold.


    In some things it means filled to a capacity determined by number of finite positions available, e.g. "house full" means all seats in the theatre have been taken. Bringing this back to wiring and regulations, one could say a consumer unit is full if all its available sub-circuit connections have been wired.


    If a container is not full to the brim, it is not full according to OED's definition. However, beer is sold by volume and may be dispensed in an oversized glass, usually 24 oz, so long as it is marked at the 1pt level. Such a glass would not be full.

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