empty out

ˈɛmpti aʊt

emptied out, empties out

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Definition of empty out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

make vacantcause a space or container to become vacant

The announcement caused the room to empty out quickly..

clear out

vacate

cleaningremove all contents from a container

She emptied out the old box.

clear

empty

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Expressions with empty

empty shell

outer covering left after contents are removed

The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.

empty talk

speech with no real meaning or value

The politician's promises were just empty talk.

empty gesture

action that has no real meaning or sincerity

His apology was just an empty gesture to appease the crowd.

empty one's pockets

remove all items from one's pockets

He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.

empty one's mind

clear all thoughts from the mind

She sat quietly to empty her mind.

just an empty shell

person lacking emotions or purpose

After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.

Terms with empty out included in their meaning

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thinly sown

adj.

plants distribution

spread out with a lot of empty space between

Examples of empty out in a sentence

The flood caused the basement to empty out.
He emptied out the contents of his backpack.
They need to empty out the garage this weekend.

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French:vider, ...
German:leeren, entleeren, ...
Italian:svuotare, svuotare completamente, ...
Spanish:vaciar, limpiar, ...
Portuguese:esvaziar, ...
Chinese:清空, ...
Japanese:空にする, 取り出す, ...
Arabic:فَرَّغَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְרוֹקֵן, לְפַנּוֹת, ...
Russian:опустошать, очистить, ...
Ukrainian:звільнити, очистити, ...
Hindi:खाली करना, खाली कर देना, ...
Bengali:ফাঁকা হয়ে যাওয়া, খালি করা, ...
Catalan:buidar, desocupar, ...
Czech:vyprázdnit, vysypat, ...
Danish:tømme, ...
Dutch:leegmaken, ...
Greek:αδειάζω, ...
Hungarian:kiüríteni, kipakolni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យទំនេរ, បញ្ចេញអស់, ...
Korean:비우다, 모두 꺼내다, ...
Persian:خالی کردن, ...
Polish:opróżnić, wyczyścić, ...
Portuguese (BR):esvaziar, limpar, ...
Romanian:a goli, a curăța, ...
Swedish:tömma, rensa, ...
Thai:ทำให้ว่าง, เทออก, ...
Turkish:boşaltmak, tamamen boşaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm trống, lấy hết ra, ...

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