Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Jam
Jam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
Nearby Word: jamming
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Everything Is an Instrument: To contribute to the "motel room jam" feel, the backing band used empty suitcases for percussion.
Source: Music / Motel Shot -
Penelope can only jam the cell towers for so long, so Derick has to drive the ambulance out to an empty city park and ditch it before the unsub gets his service back.
Source: Relocating the Explosion - The last track is a medley of "Gulliver", a ballad, "It's Hay-Chewed", a jazzy instrumental jam, and a rough patchwork of the songs from the album, starting with "Empty Sky" (which opened the album) and ending with the scream that ended "Gulliver" (this section appropriately titled "Reprise").
Source: Book Ends / Music
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