Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Lift
Lift verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
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Both words in one sentence
- Likewise in "The Perfect Mate", a Ferengi 'struggles' to lift a similar container that is clearly empty.
Source: Styrofoam Rocks -
In the first episode of 2nd Gig, a terrorist has a look of surprise when the lift opens to reveal an empty elevator, only to be shot in the face by Batou who's wearing thermoptic camouflage.
Source: Empty Elevator - As a result, in the beginning of Ep 5, she becomes an empty shell who can't do anything by herself — she can't eat or speak, hell, she can't even lift up a cup of tea.
Source: Jerkass Woobie / Visual Novels
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Lift and Empty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/lift
Empty & Lift. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/lift>.
Lift or Empty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/lift.
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