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evacuate

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To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.

Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.

To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.

To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage.

To let blood

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It's simply our duty to save these people, and we still have time to remove them! But it's useless to sacrifice men in this senseless way. It's high time! We must evacuate those soldiers at once! Heinz Guderian

I observe your Excellency thinks the enemy design to evacuate New York. If they should, I think they will Newport also; but I am persuaded they will do neither for the present. Nathanael Greene

You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal, evacuate the dance floor immediately! The goal is to not be normal, because as my radio listeners know, normal is broke. Dave Ramsey

The real challenge of being a flight attendant is getting people out. The training requires that they demonstrate they can evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds, but of course, a lot of stuff that is easy to do in training turns out to be tough in practice. Philip Greenspun

Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do. Russel Honore

Working with Tracy Morgan on '30 Rock' is really great. I love Tracy. He's wonderful. Well, until his fish tank caught fire - his apartment burned up and flooded my apartment. We live in the same building, but I'm eight floors below him and we had to evacuate. Sherri Shepherd

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