Meaning of empty the clip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fire all of the cartridges in the magazine of an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.
   US
2. To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.
   US, broadly, idiomatic
3. To speak vehemently, especially in an outraged, insulting, or threatening manner.
   US, broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

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