unfill en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + fill.
Meanings
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(transitive) To empty.
But with today's fewer and more crowded flights, it's on the upswing again—a flight is overbooked (oversold) and the airline must find volunteers to not fly. The compensation varies by how desperate they are to unfill the plane […]
2017, Peter Sander, Free Stuff Guide for Everyone Book:I'll pierce him to his face; he shall die looking upon me. Thy veins are swell'd with lust; this shall unfill 'em.
1606, Thomas Middleton, The Revenger's Tragedy, act ii, scene 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfilled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unfilled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unfills | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unfilling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |