Filled

Filled is the past participle of fill and is used as an adjective to indicate that something has been loaded, occupied, or supplied with contents. It can describe containers, spaces, or surfaces that have received material, color, or substance. In common usage, a filled cup or a filled bottle means the container is not empty.

In graphics, geometry, and design, filled describes the interior of a shape rather than its boundary. A filled polygon or circle has its interior painted with a color, gradient, texture, or pattern. This is typically contrasted with an outline or stroke, which defines only the boundary. In many software applications, fill and stroke are separate properties used to control the appearance of shapes and text.

In typography and user interfaces, the term fill may refer to the fill color applied to characters or regions, such as the area inside letters in vector graphics. A filled area can be solid, translucent, or patterned, depending on the selected fill type.

In linguistics, the phrase filled pause refers to a nonlexical vocalization—such as um or uh—that interrupts a period of silence and serves as a hesitation marker during speech. These are often analyzed as discourse phenomena rather than semantic content.

Etymologically, filled derives from the verb fill, which originates from Old English fyllan and is related to several Germanic languages. The form indicates completion or occupancy of space.