Empty and Riddle

Empty

Empty verb - To remove the contents of.

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Riddle and empty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Riddle" instead a verb "Empty".

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Riddle verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

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Empty and riddle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead a verb "Riddle".

Nearby Words: riddled, riddling

empty someone

riddle someone

In Jekyll they eventually realize that Hyde has an Instant Death Radius and get Hyde into a long empty hallway, then riddle him with machine gun fire until he falls over.

Source: Boring But Practical / Other Media
In 3 Slytherin Marauders the Goblins inform Tom Riddle that he can't completely empty out Voldemort's Gringott's vaults... so he leaves him a single Knut.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Fanfic
The Doctor Who story "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances": Enough clues are presented for savvy viewers to solve the riddle before the Doctor does.

Source: Fair-Play Whodunnit

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