empty

1. superl. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles. Source: opted

2. superl. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. Source: opted

3. superl. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. Source: opted

4. superl. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats. Source: opted

5. superl. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc. Source: opted

6. superl. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine. Source: opted

7. superl. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb. Source: opted

8. superl. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams. Source: opted

9. n. An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties." Source: opted

10. v. t. To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern. Source: opted

11. v. i. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. Source: opted

12. v. i. To become empty. Source: opted

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