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emptied the tank

emptied the tank is the simple past and past participle of empty the tank.

Meaning of empty the tank

Verb

empty the tank (third-person singular simple present empties the tank, present participle emptying the tank, simple past and past participle emptied the tank)

  1. (idiomatic) To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.
    • “It's important over the next five games to empty the tank and give all we've got.”2006 July 5, Tom Withers, “Cleveland scores nine in fifth inning”, in USA Today, retrieved 19 Jun 2011

Questions about emptied the tank

What is emptied the tank the simple past and past participle of?
Emptied the tank is the simple past and past participle of empty the tank.

Words near emptied the tank in the dictionary

  1. empted
  2. emptiable
  3. emptied
  4. emptied out
  5. emptied the clip
  6. emptied the tank
  7. emptier
  8. emptiers
  9. empties
  10. empties out
  11. empties the clip

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