noun
- The act of removing the contents of something.
- synonyms: voidance, evacuation
verb
- Make void or empty of contents.
- usage: "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
- synonyms: empty
- Become empty or void of its content.
- usage: "The room emptied"
- Leave behind empty; move out of.
- usage: "You must vacate your office by tonight"
- Remove.
- usage: "Empty the water"
- synonyms: empty
- Excrete or discharge from the body.
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