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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

empty out en · VERB

Meanings

  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 road till we come to a field or a house where we can get some fresh straw." 1915, L. Frank Baum, The Scarecrow of Oz:

Forms

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emptying out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
emptied out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
emptied out Tense=Past lexicographic
empties out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

empty