evacuation | ||
1. | [ noun ] the act of removing the contents of something | |
Synonyms: | voidance emptying | |
Related terms: | removal drain empty evacuate empty | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection | |
Related terms: | withdrawal medevac Dunkirk evacuate | |
3. | [ noun ] (biology) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | |
Synonyms: | excretion voiding excreting elimination | |
Related terms: | discharge incontinence defecation micturition excrete evacuate | |
Similar spelling: |
evocation eviction evacuate evacuated evocative |