empty the clip (English, verb)
expansion: empty the clip (third-person singular simple present empties the clip, present participle emptying the clip, simple past and past participle emptied the clip)
Senses:
qualifier: literal
glosses: To fire all of the cartridges in the magazine of an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.
tags: US
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.
tags: US
broadly
idiomatic
glosses: To speak vehemently, especially in an outraged, insulting, or threatening manner.
tags: US
broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: empties the clip
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: emptying the clip
tags: participle
present
form: emptied the clip
tags: participle
past
form: emptied the clip
tags: past