emptying

Definitions

The act of removing all contents from a container or space.

The process of becoming vacant or devoid of contents.

The discharge or draining of something, such as a river or a vessel.

Examples

She spent the afternoon emptying the boxes that had been sitting in the attic for years.

The emptying of the reservoir caused significant concern among the local farmers who rely on it for irrigation.

Synonyms

draining clearing evacuating depleting unloading vacating voiding

Antonyms

filling loading replenishing stuffing packing cramming supplying