1. (adj) empty
a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
2. (adj) empty
holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
3. (adj) empty, hollow, vacuous
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
4. (adj) empty, empty-bellied
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
5. (verb) empty
emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
6. (verb) empty
make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
7. (verb) empty, discharge
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
8. (verb) vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
9. (verb) empty
remove
"Empty the water"
10. (verb) evacuate, void, empty
excrete or discharge from the body
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Definition of 'empty' 
