empty meaning and definition

EMPTY noun

Definition of empty (noun)

1. a container that has been emptied
   • "return all empties to the store"

EMPTY verb

Definition of empty (verb)

1. make void or empty of contents
   • "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
   • antonym: fill
2. become empty or void of its content
   • "The room emptied"
   • synonyms: discharge
   • antonym: fill
3. leave behind empty; move out of
   • "You must vacate your office by tonight"
   • synonyms: abandon, vacate
4. remove
   • "Empty the water"
5. excrete or discharge from the body
   • synonyms: evacuate, void

EMPTY adjective

Definition of empty (adjective)

1. holding or containing nothing
   • "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
   • antonym: full
2. devoid of significance or point
   • "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
   • synonyms: hollow, vacuous
3. needing nourishment
   • "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
   • synonyms: empty-bellied
4. emptied of emotion
   • "after the violent argument he felt empty"