"empty out" meaning in English

See empty out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: empties out [present, singular, third-person], emptying out [participle, present], emptied out [participle, past], emptied out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} empty out (third-person singular simple present empties out, present participle emptying out, simple past and past participle emptied out)
  1. (transitive) To completely empty. Tags: transitive Synonyms: empty

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To completely empty."
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