henchir

Senses

1. 1.

   to fill

   to make full or complete by putting something into

2. 2.

   to stuff

   to cram or pack tightly with material

3. 3.

   to swell

   to become or cause to become larger or distended

Examples

• "Henchir un vaso de agua."

  To fill a glass with water.

• "Se henchía de orgullo cuando veía sus logros."

  He/she would swell with pride when seeing his/her achievements.

• "Los globos se henchían rápidamente con helio."

  The balloons filled up quickly with helium.

Usage

Henchir is a somewhat archaic or literary verb; the more common modern form is "hendir" or simply "llenar" for the sense of 'fill.' It appears occasionally in older texts and formal registers. The reflexive form (henchirse) is more frequent than the transitive form.