Emptying: alternatives and connections

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.

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A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.

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The act of removing; removal.

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The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

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Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, r…

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Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, r…

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The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.

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The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.

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