Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empty the clip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: emp-ty the -clip
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire all of the cartridges in the magazine of an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.

American usage

verb

To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.

American usage

verb

To speak vehemently, especially in an outraged, insulting, or threatening manner.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Prosecutors say Medina fired eight shots, emptying the clip on his weapon."
"DeRozan emptied the clip. The fans at the ACC emptied theirs, too. Every person in that arena […] was ready to leave it all on the floor."
"That completed an unraveling of an early Blue Jays lead that stood at five runs after the second inning as Toronto emptied the clip on Tampa Bay starter Austin Pruitt."
"The Stars emptied the clip and were the better team in last two periods."
"When prodded about his team's struggles […] Boudreau completely emptied the clip before storming out of his postgame press conference."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

empties the clip (present, singular) emptying the clip (participle, present) emptied the clip (participle, past) emptied the clip (past)

Questions

What does empty the clip mean?: To fire all of the cartridges in the magazine of an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.

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