"emptying" in the noun sense
1. emptying, voidance, evacuation
the act of removing the contents of something
"emptying" in the verb sense
1. empty
make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"
"The alarm emptied the building"
2. empty, discharge
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
3. vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
4. empty
remove
"Empty the water"
5. evacuate, void, empty
excrete or discharge from the body
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