empty
noun
- 1
(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
“Put the empties out to be recycled.”
verb
- 1
To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
“The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.”
- 2
Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
“Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.”
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
“an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach”
- 2
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- 3
Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
- 4
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- 5
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
“empty offer”
- 6
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
“empty pleasures”
- 7
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
“empty dreams”
- 8
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
“empty brains; an empty coxcomb”
- 9
(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
“Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.”
- 10
Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
“an empty vine”
Synonyms
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