Removes everything from inside something until it's completely vacant; or to unload the contents of a container.
From Old English 'æmtig' (empty), possibly from 'æm-' (without) plus 'teman' (to empty). The verb form developed naturally from the adjective.
In garbage collection, trucks 'empty' bins using hydraulic lifts—a job that seems modern but has roots in 19th-century waste management systems that revolutionized public health by removing disease-causing trash!
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