emp·ty  /ˈɛmpti/

noun

1. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

synset: empty

verb

1. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

synset: empty

antonym: fill, fill_up, make_full

2. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

synset: empty, discharge

antonym: fill, fill_up

3. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

synset: vacate, empty, abandon

4. remove; "Empty the water"

synset: empty

5. excrete or discharge from the body

synset: evacuate, void, empty

adj

1. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

synset: empty

antonym: full

2. devoid of significance or force; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

synset: empty, hollow, vacuous

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

synset: empty, empty-bellied

4. emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"

synset: empty

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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