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empties the tank

empties the tank is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 empties the tank

What is empties the tank the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Empties the tank is the third-person singular simple present indicative of empty the tank.

Words near empties the tank in the dictionary

  1. emptier
  2. emptiers
  3. empties
  4. empties out
  5. empties the clip
  6. empties the tank
  7. emptiest
  8. emptieth
  9. emptily
  10. emptiness
  11. emptinesses

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