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emptying the tank

emptying the tank is the present 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 emptying the tank

What is emptying the tank the present participle of?
Emptying the tank is the present participle of empty the tank.

Words near emptying the tank in the dictionary

  1. emptyheadedness
  2. emptyhearted
  3. emptying
  4. emptying out
  5. emptying the clip
  6. emptying the tank
  7. emptyings
  8. emptyish
  9. emptysis
  10. eMpTyV
  11. empugn

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