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Empty

ˈɛm(p)ti

Empty definitions

verb

Inflections:

empties emptying emptied empty

remove all the contents of (a container)

"we empty the till at closing time"

Synonyms:
unload unpack unburden disburden clear make vacant vacate evacuate void
- remove (the contents) from a container
  
  "he emptied out the contents of his briefcase"
- (of a place) be vacated by people in it
  
  "the pub suddenly seemed to empty"
- (of a river) flow into (the sea or a lake)
  
  "the river's southern stream emptied into the estuary"

adjective

Inflections:

emptier emptiest

containing nothing; not filled or occupied

"she put down her empty cup"

Synonyms:
vacant unoccupied uninhabited untenanted clear free bare desolate deserted abandoned containing nothing without contents unfilled not filled void emptied
- (of a set) containing no members or elements
(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity

"their promises were empty words"

Synonyms:
meaningless aimless worthless useless idle vain insubstantial ineffective ineffectual futile pointless purposeless motiveless worthless meaningless valueless of no value useless of no use senseless hollow barren unsatisfactory unimportant insignificant inconsequential trivial trifling nugatory
having no value or purpose

"her life felt empty and meaningless"

Synonyms:
meaningless aimless worthless useless idle vain insubstantial ineffective ineffectual futile pointless purposeless motiveless worthless meaningless valueless of no value useless of no use senseless hollow barren unsatisfactory unimportant insignificant inconsequential trivial trifling nugatory

noun

Inflections:

empties

a bottle or glass left empty of its contents

"the barman collected the empties"