meaning of empty
1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc. ; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
9. An empty box, crate, cask, etc. ; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties. 10.">"
10. To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
11. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
12. To become empty.
13. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the
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Related Words
empty | empty element tag | empty nester | empty of | empty talk | empty words | empty-bellied | empty-handed | empty-headed | emptying |
