Definition of empty

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empty - 11 definitions

- noun
1. empty -- a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. empty -- make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
antonyms: fill -- make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. empty -- become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
synonyms: discharge
antonyms: fill -- become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. vacate -- leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
synonyms: vacate, abandon
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5. empty -- remove; "Empty the water"
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6. evacuate -- excrete or discharge from the body
synonyms: evacuate, void
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. empty, toom -- to remove the contents of
synonyms: toom, blank, vacant, emptied, empties, vacuous, emptiest, emptying, vacuate, vidual
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
8. empty -- holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
antonyms: full -- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. empty -- devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
synonyms: hollow, vacuous
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. empty -- needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
synonyms: empty-bellied
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. empty -- emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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Antonyms
fill -- make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
fill -- become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
full -- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

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