- ˌempty sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
same as empty
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌempty sth ˈout
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clean sth out — Ⅰ. UK US clean sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with clean({{}}/kliːn/ verb ► INFORMAL to take or spend all of someone s or something s money: »When dotcom companies collapsed, many investors were cleaned out. »Identity thieves cleaned out customer… … Financial and business terms
clean sb/sth out — Ⅰ. UK US clean sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with clean({{}}/kliːn/ verb ► INFORMAL to take or spend all of someone s or something s money: »When dotcom companies collapsed, many investors were cleaned out. »Identity thieves cleaned out customer… … Financial and business terms
ˌfill sth ˈout — phrasal verb to add information in the empty spaces on an official document Syn: fill sth in Have you filled out the form?[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
empty*/*/*/ — [ˈempti] adj I 1) containing no things or people Ant: full an empty jar[/ex] The room was empty.[/ex] empty streets[/ex] 2) lacking emotion, interest, or purpose Her life felt empty and meaningless.[/ex] 3) not true or serious an empty… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
empty — emp|ty1 W2S2 [ˈempti] adj comparative emptier superlative emptiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(place)¦ 3¦(not used)¦ 4¦(person/life)¦ 5 empty words/gestures/promises etc 6 do something on an empty stomach 7 empty nest … Dictionary of contemporary English
empty — 1 / empti/ adjective 1 CONTAINER having nothing inside: an empty box | Your glass is empty can I fill it up? 2 ROOM/BUILDING an empty room, building etc does not have any people in it: The house had been empty for six months before we moved in. | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
clear something out — 1 we cleared out the junk room: EMPTY (OUT); tidy (up), clear up. 2 clear out the rubbish: GET RID OF, throw out/away, discard, dispose of, dump, bin, scrap, jettison; informal chuck … Useful english dictionary
shake something out — 1) empty something out by shaking a container he shook out a handful of painkillers 2) spread or open something such as a cloth or garment by shaking it she shook out the newspaper ■ restore something crumpled to its natural shape by shaking she… … Useful english dictionary
clean sb out — Ⅰ. UK US clean sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with clean({{}}/kliːn/ verb ► INFORMAL to take or spend all of someone s or something s money: »When dotcom companies collapsed, many investors were cleaned out. »Identity thieves cleaned out customer… … Financial and business terms
