noun
1. the act of removing the contents of something (Freq. 2)
2. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑evacuate
• Hypernyms: ↑withdrawal
• Hyponyms: ↑medical evacuation, ↑medevac, ↑medivac
3. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
• Syn: ↑elimination, ↑excretion, ↑excreting, ↑voiding
• Derivationally related forms: ↑void (for: ↑voiding), ↑excrete (for: ↑excreting), ↑excrete (for: ↑excretion), ↑evacuate, ↑eliminate (for: ↑elimination)
• Hyponyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.