Dictionary Definition
emptying n : the act of removing the contents of
something [syn: voidance, evacuation]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- Present participle of to empty.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cleaning out,
clearance, clearing, cupping, defecation, depletion, discharging cargo,
drafting, drainage, draining, drawing, egress, elimination, evacuation, excretion, exhausting, exhaustion, milking, off-loading, phlebotomy, pipetting, pumping, removal, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, unloading, venesection, venting, voidance, voiding