Empty
['em(p)tɪ] or [ˈɛmptɪ]
Definition
(noun.) a container that has been emptied; 'return all empties to the store'.
(verb.) become empty or void of its content; 'The room emptied'.
(verb.) make void or empty of contents; 'Empty the box'; 'The alarm emptied the building'.
(verb.) remove; 'Empty the water'.
(adj.) holding or containing nothing; 'an empty glass'; 'an empty room'; 'full of empty seats'; 'empty hours' .
(adj.) emptied of emotion; 'after the violent argument he felt empty' .
(adj.) needing nourishment; 'after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime'; 'empty-bellied children' .
(adj.) devoid of significance or point; 'empty promises'; 'a hollow victory'; 'vacuous comments' .
Editor: Olivia--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
(superl.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
(superl.) Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
(superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
(superl.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
(superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
(superl.) Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
(n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
(v. t.) 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.
(v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
(v. i.) To become empty.
Edited by Angelina
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Void, devoid, vacant, unoccupied.[2]. Unfurnished, unsupplied, unfilled, destitute.[3]. Unsubstantial, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vain, hollow.[4]. Desolate, waste, deserted.[5]. Senseless, silly, weak.
v. a. [1]. Exhaust, drain, evacuate, deplete.[2]. Discharge, disembogue, pour out.
v. n. Flow, disembogue, flow out, be discharged.
Edited by Andrea
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Vacant, void, clear, unencumbered, unobstructed, unoccupied, waste,uninhabited, unfrequented, devoid, vacuous, destitute, unulled, unfurnished,untenanted, evacuated, deficient, weak, Billy, idle, senseless
ANT:Full, occupied, encumbered, obstructed, cultivated, colonized, inhabited,informed, well-instructed, experienced, sensible, significant, forcible,important, substantial
Checked by Klaus
Definition
adj. having nothing in it: unfurnished: without effect: unsatisfactory: wanting substance: foolish.—v.t. to make empty: to deprive of contents.—v.i. to become empty: to discharge its contents:—pa.p. emp′tied.—n. an empty vessel box sack &c.:—pl. Emp′ties.—ns. Emp′tier: Emp′tiness state of being empty: want of substance: unsatisfactoriness: inanity.—adj. Emp′ty-hand′ed carrying nothing esp. of a gift.—n. Emp′tying.—Come away empty to come away without having received anything.
Editor: Paula
Examples
- He sat down beside her and waited; but suddenly he heard a step echoing far off down the empty rooms, and felt the pressure of the minutes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A generator containing a strong solution of ammonia is connected by a pipe to an empty receiver immersed in cold water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The first person who disturbed me by coming into the empty room was Penelope. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They are all empty, said the porter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In the early form of the revolver the empty cartridge cases had to be ejected from the cylinder singly by an ejector rod or handy nail. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I should like that well enough, dear,' replied Charlotte; 'but tills ain't to be emptied every day, and people to get clear off after it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Madame says it will make you sleep, chou-chou, said Goton, as she received back the emptied cup. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- So far I had seen no one and I sat down by some bushes along the bank of the ditch and took off my shoes and emptied them of water. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I said he might, and he shook hands with me again, and emptied his glass and turned it upside down. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- When he had swallowed a little, he took the glass himself and emptied it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Huron River, emptying into Lake Erie, was navigable within a few miles of the village, and provided an admirable outlet. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Just was, sir,' replied Mr. Weller, continuing his occupation of emptying the basket, 'and the pies was beautiful. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the country those men came from, they care just as much about killing a man, as you care about emptying the ashes out of your pipe. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And that was the River Iss, emptying into the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Will you be a little Dorcas, going about emptying a big basket of comforts, and filling it up with good deeds? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Steel's Bayou empties into the Yazoo River between Haines' Bluff and its mouth. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Consequently he fills and empties his glass with a smack of his lips and is proceeding with his refreshment when an idea enters his mind. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sailor's Creek, an insignificant stream, running northward, empties into the Appomattox between the High Bridge and Jetersville. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And empties it afore he comes back, I s'pose? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The second tumbril empties and moves on; the third comes up. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The taboo--the merely negative law--is the emptiest of all the impositions from on top. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Editor: Ozzie