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Emptying

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Noun

1. emptying, evacuation, voidance

the act of removing the contents of something

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Emptying

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adjective -tier or -tiest
1. 
containing nothing
2. 
without inhabitants; vacant or unoccupied
3. 
carrying no load, passengers, etc
4. 
without purpose, substance, or value
an empty life
5. 
insincere or trivial
empty words
6. 
not expressive or vital; vacant
she has an empty look
7. informal
hungry
8. (postpositive; foll by of)
devoid; destitute
a life empty of happiness
9. informal
drained of energy or emotion
after the violent argument he felt very empty
10. mathematics, logic
(of a set or class) containing no members
11. philosophy, logic
(of a name or description) having no reference
verb -ties, -tying or -tied
12. 
to make or become empty
13. (when intr, foll by into)
to discharge (contents)
14. (transitive; often foll by of)
to unburden or rid (oneself)
to empty oneself of emotion
noun plural -ties
15. 
an empty container, esp a bottle

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Emptying

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈemptier or ˈemptiest
1. 
containing nothing; having nothing in it
2. 
having no one in it; unoccupied; vacant
an empty house
3. 
carrying or bearing nothing; bare
4. 
having no worth or purpose; useless or unsatisfying
empty pleasure
5. 
without meaning or force; insincere; vain
empty promises
6.  Informal
hungry
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈemptied or ˈemptying
7. 
to make empty
8. 
a. 
to pour out or remove (the contents) of something
b. 
to transfer (the contents) into, onto, or on something else
9. 
to unburden or discharge (oneself or itself)
verb intransitive
10. 
to become empty
11. 
to pour out; discharge
the river empties into the sea
nounWord forms: plural ˈempties
12. 
an empty freight car, truck, bottle, etc.

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Emptying

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adj. emp·ti·er, emp·ti·est
1.
a. Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing: an empty bag; an empty lot.
b. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.
2.
a. Having no occupants; not being used: an empty chair.
b. Not having an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: an empty post at the embassy.
c. Not put to purposeful use; idle: empty hours.
3. Lacking force or power: an empty threat.
4. Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.
5. Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far / Than empty tigers or the roaring sea" (Shakespeare).
6. Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.
v. emp·tied, emp·ty·ing, emp·ties
v.tr.
1. To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.
2. To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.
3. To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.
v.intr.
1. To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.
2. To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.
n. pl. emp·ties
Informal
An empty container.

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