emptying
Making something hollow
Emptying is the process of removing contents from a container or space until nothing remains.
A sink empties when water drains; a room empties as people leave.
The word works literally emptying the dishwasher and figuratively emptying one's mind of distractions.
An emptying can also be a noun for the act itself: the slow emptying of the stadium after the game.
Depleting one's reserves
- evacuatingLeaving a dangerous area
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
- extractingPulling out from within
flushing · clearing · vacuuming · bailing · pouring out · tipping out · decanting · bleeding
Relieving oneself of weight
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- reliefEasing of distress
- liberationRelease from constraint
lightening · freeing · unloading · clearing · exhaling · shedding · disencumbering · uncluttering
Removing dirt or toxins
- purifyingRemoving unwanted substances
- clearing outEmptying completely
- flushingWashing by water surge
- detoxifyingEliminating toxic substances
ridding · eliminating · expelling · sanitizing · decontaminating · sweeping · scrubbing · disinfecting
Depleting one's reserves
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- reductionMaking something smaller
diminution · erosion · sapping · wasting · spending · attrition · shrinking · bleeding
draining
Depleting one's reserves
- evacuatingLeaving a dangerous area
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
extracting · flushing · clearing · vacuuming · bailing · pouring out · tipping out · decanting · bleeding · tapping
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- reliefEasing of distress
liberation · lightening · freeing · unloading · clearing · exhaling · shedding · disencumbering · uncluttering · offloading
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- purifyingRemoving unwanted substances
- clearing outEmptying completely
- flushingWashing by water surge
detoxifying · ridding · eliminating · expelling · sanitizing · decontaminating · sweeping · scrubbing · disinfecting · decluttering
draining
Depleting one's reserves
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
reduction · diminution · erosion · sapping · wasting · spending · attrition · shrinking · bleeding · using up
hollowness
State of being empty inside
vacuity · desolation · absence · space · cavity · shell · husk · blank · hollow · bare
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- gradual declinefading, waning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading
- deflationballoon, tire, puncture, leak, collapse
- depletingusing up, depleting, exhausting, draining, consuming
emptyingfilling
Material placed within
accumulating · stockpiling · amassing · replenishing · gathering
- emptying trashRemoving collected garbage
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