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refill
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As a noun, refill means a filling after the first. As a verb, it means fill up once again.
Meanings of refill
9 meaningsnoun
A filling after the first.
An additional helping of food or drink.
“Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day.”
medicinepharmacyA repeat of a prescription.
A product containing materials to replace those used up by a piece of equipment.
“We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills.”
A prescription drug that is provided again
“he got a refill of his prescription”
“the prescription specified only one refill”
A commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
“he got a refill for his ball-point pen”
“he got a refill for his notebook”
verb
To fill up once again.
“Can you refill my cup please? I've finished my coffee.”
medicinepharmacyTo repeat a prescription.
Fill something that had previously been emptied
“refill my glass, please”
Similar: replenish, fill again
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).