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- Dictionaryempty/ˈɛm(p)ti/
adjective
- 1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied: "she put down her empty cup" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity: "their promises were empty words" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. remove all the contents of (a container): "we empty the till at closing time" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a bottle or glass left empty of its contents: informal "the barman collected the empties"
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to remove everything from inside something: I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case.
Learn the meaning of empty as an adjective, verb, and noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms. See how to use empty in sentences from various sources and languages.
Empty, vacant, blank, void denote absence of content or contents. Empty means without appropriate or accustomed contents: an empty refrigerator. Vacant is usually applied to that which is temporarily unoccupied: a vacant chair; three vacant apartments.
An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. ...empty cans of lager. An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.
Definitions of empty. adjective. holding or containing nothing. “an empty glass” “an empty room” “full of empty seats” “ empty hours” synonyms: bare, stripped. having everything extraneous removed including contents. blank, clean, white. (of a surface) not written or printed on. empty-handed. carrying nothing in the hands. glassy, glazed.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective empty, which can describe something that has no people or things inside, or something that is not meaningful or satisfying. Find out the idioms and collocations with empty and the word origin.