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  • empty out — phrasal verb Word forms empty out : present tense I/you/we/they empty out he/she/it empties out present participle emptying out past tense emptied out past participle emptied out 1) [transitive] same as empty II, 1) He was told to empty out his… …   English dictionary

  • empty out —    to urinate    It could be no more than cold tea from a pot:     I stepped out onto the back porch to empty out. (King, 1996)    Empty your bladder is an explicit circumlocution:     Go to the bathroom, empty your bladder. (M. McCarthy, 1963)… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • empty out — verb To completely empty. I dont believe itll be of much use to him, any more, said he, for its 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 …   Wiktionary

  • empty out — transitive verb : empty empty out the water barrel to clear it of sediment empty a boat out by beaching it and turning it over …   Useful english dictionary

  • empty — emp|ty1 [ empti ] adjective *** 1. ) containing nothing: an empty jar His pockets were empty. an empty space: There were no empty spaces in the parking lot. a ) containing no people: an empty room stand empty: Emma s apartment stood empty for six …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • empty — I UK [ˈemptɪ] / US adjective Word forms empty : adjective empty comparative emptier superlative emptiest *** 1) containing nothing an empty jar His pockets were empty. an empty space: There were no empty spaces in the car park. a) containing no… …   English dictionary

  • empty — 1 / empti/ adjective 1 CONTAINER having nothing inside: an empty box | Your glass is empty can I fill it up? 2 ROOM/BUILDING an empty room, building etc does not have any people in it: The house had been empty for six months before we moved in. | …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • empty — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, absurd, aimless, airy, apparently sound, arid, asinine, awkward, banal, bare, barren, baseless, blah, bland, blank, blankminded, bleached, bleed, bloodless, blow, blow out, bootless, broach, callow, calm,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • empty — emp|ty1 W2S2 [ˈempti] adj comparative emptier superlative emptiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(place)¦ 3¦(not used)¦ 4¦(person/life)¦ 5 empty words/gestures/promises etc 6 do something on an empty stomach 7 empty nest …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Empty Spaces — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album The Wall Pays  Royaume Uni Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

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