top something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English (see also top)

1. to add more liquid to a container that is partly full:
I’ll just top up the coffee pot.

2. to put more drink in someone’s glass or cup after they have drunk some:
Can I top you up?

3. to increase the level of something slightly so as to bring it back to the level you want:
He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income.
⇒ top-up

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ˈtop-up noun [countable] British English

1. an amount of liquid that you add to a glass, cup etc in order to make it full again:
Would you like a top-up?

2. an extra payment that brings an amount to the desired level:
top-up loans for students

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fill to put enough of something into a container to make it full:
Jenny filled the kettle and put it on to boil.
Party balloons can be filled with helium.
fill up to fill something completely – used especially about putting petrol in the tank of a car:
I need to fill up the car.
The waiter filled up everyone’s glasses.
If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up.
load/load up to fill a vehicle with goods, furniture etc:
Two men were loading a truck with boxes of melons.
stuff/cram to quickly fill something such as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly:
She hurriedly stuffed some things into an overnight bag and left.
refill to fill a container again, after what was in it has been used:
I’m just going to refill this bottle from the tap.
top up British English, top off American English to fill a glass or cup that still has some liquid in it:
Can I top up your glass of wine?
replenish formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food:
The lake is fed by springs that are eternally replenished by the rain.

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