EMPTY

vi to become empty.

2. empty ·superl having nothing to carry; unburdened.

3. empty ·superl free; clear; devoid;

— often with of.

4. empty ·vi to discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.

5. empty ·superl destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

6. empty ·superl producing nothing; unfruitful;

— said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.

7. empty ·superl unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain;

— said of pleasure, the world, ·etc.

8. empty ·superl destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense;

— said of language; as, empty words, or threats.

9. empty ·superl destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.

10. empty ·noun an empty box, crate, cask, ·etc.;

— used in commerce, ·esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties.".

11. empty ·vt 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.

12. empty ·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.