Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Usage example: empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling
Fill
Fill verb - To put into (something) as much as can be held or contained.
Usage example: fill the basket with apples
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Final Fantasy IV has room for five party members, though the slots empty or fill as the plot progresses.
Source: Player Character Calculus -
It is ideally sized to cram just about anywhere in the mech design process so long as you have a ton left to fill and an empty crit slot, and has a very impressive damage/mass ratio.
Source: Simple, yet Awesome -
Lu Yan also does the classic "you must empty your cup before I can fill it" but instead of teling Jason the story, he just tries to fill his tea cup.
Source: Film / The Forbidden Kingdom
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