Definitions for empty

Overview of noun empty

The noun empty has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. empty

(a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store")

Overview of verb empty

The verb empty has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (4) empty

(make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")

2. (3) empty, discharge

(become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied")

3. (2) vacate, empty, abandon

(leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight")

4. (1) empty

(remove; "Empty the water")

5. evacuate, void, empty

(excrete or discharge from the body)

Overview of adj empty

The adj empty has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (30) empty

(holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours")

2. (6) empty, hollow, vacuous

(devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments")

3. empty, empty-bellied

(needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children")

4. empty

(emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty")