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empty out

empty out verb: to completely empty.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To completely empty.
    • "I don't believe it'll be of much use to him, any more," said he, "for it's full of polliwogs an' fish eggs, an' the water has took all the crinkle out o' the straw an ruined it. I guess, Trot, that the best thing for us to do is to empty out all his body an' carry his head an' clothes along the...1915, L. Frank Baum, The Scarecrow of Oz
    Synonyms:
    empty

Synonyms of empty out

Forms of empty out

third-person singular presentempties out
present participleemptying out
past participleemptied out
pastemptied out

Questions about empty out

What does empty out mean?
Empty out means to completely empty.
What part of speech is empty out?
Empty out is a verb.
What is the past tense of empty out?
The past tense of empty out is emptied out.

Words near empty out in the dictionary

  1. empty net goal
  2. empty net goals
  3. empty netter
  4. empty netters
  5. empty nose syndrome
  6. empty out
  7. empty page
  8. empty pages
  9. empty phrase
  10. empty phrases
  11. empty product

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