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EMPTYING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of removing the contents of something
Synonyms:
emptying; evacuation; voidance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("emptying" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emptying"):
drain; drainage (emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it)
Derivation:
empty (make void or empty of contents)
empty (remove)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb empty
Context examples:
Slowly, deliberately, without excitement or more than the most casual interest, he followed the course of the strange stream toward the sky-line and saw it emptying into a bright and shining sea.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Will you be a little Dorcas, going about emptying a big basket of comforts, and filling it up with good deeds?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
This results in reduced venous capacitance, distensibility, and emptying time; reduced capillary permeability; and increased capillary resistance. (Angiology 1994 Jun;45(6):419-2)
(Daflon 500, NCI Thesaurus)
One of five superficial veins of the upper extremity, beginning at the radial aspect of the wrist area, wrapping around the forearm and emptying into the axillary vein.
(Cephalic Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
Metoclopramide binds to dopamine 2 (D2) receptors in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), antagonizing dopamine-mediated relaxation of gastrointestinal smooth muscle and promoting gastroprokinesis; the pyloric sphincter and the duodenal bulb are relaxed, peristalsis of the duodenum and jejunum increase, and gastric emptying and intestinal transit accelerate.
(Metoclopramide Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
GLP-1 mimetics mimic the activity of GLP-1 and thereby stimulate glucose-dependent secretion of insulin from pancreatic beta cells, suppress glucagon secretion from alpha cells, increase insulin sensitivity and inhibit gastric emptying thereby slowing absorption of nutrients and creating a satiating effect.
(GLP-1 Mimetics, NCI Thesaurus)
So spoke Matt, coming out of the cabin, his sleeves rolled up, a pan of dirty dish-water in his hands, arrested in the act of emptying the pan by the sight of Weedon Scott patting White Fang.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The jib itself was beginning to slap, partially filling and emptying with sharp reports; but with a turn of the sheet and the application of my whole strength each time it slapped, I slowly backed it.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
When she was emptying the beans into the pan, one dropped without her observing it, and lay on the ground beside a straw, and soon afterwards a burning coal from the fire leapt down to the two.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
It is typically caused by the rapid emptying of undigested food from the stomach to the small intestine following gastroesophageal surgery but may be seen secondary to diabetes or the use of certain medications.
(Dumping syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
