What is the meaning of empty?

noun

  • A container that has been emptied.
    • usage: "return all empties to the store"

verb

  • Make void or empty of contents.
    • usage: "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
  • Become empty or void of its content.
    • usage: "The room emptied"
  • Leave behind empty; move out of.
    • usage: "You must vacate your office by tonight"
  • Remove.
    • usage: "Empty the water"
  • Excrete or discharge from the body.

adjective

  • Holding or containing nothing.
    • usage: "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
  • Devoid of significance or point.
    • usage: "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
  • Needing nourishment.
    • usage: "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
  • Emptied of emotion.
    • usage: "after the violent argument he felt empty"
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APAWordNet. (2010). empty. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/empty/definitions/1173267
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "empty" http://smartdefine.org/empty/definitions/1173267 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLAWordNet. "empty" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/empty/definitions/1173267>
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