Overview of noun empty

The noun empty has 1 sense

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

Overview of verb empty

The verb empty has 5 senses

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


• empty, discharge -- (become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied")


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


• empty -- (remove; "Empty the water")


• evacuate, void, empty -- (excrete or discharge from the body)

Overview of adj empty

The adj empty has 4 senses

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


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


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


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