| evacuation | |
| 1. n. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum. | |
| 2. n. Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc. | |
| 3. n. Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. | |
| 4. n. The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection | |
| 5. n. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. | |
| 6. n. Abolition; nullification. | |
