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| emp·ty [ émptee, émtee ] |
adjective (comparative emp·ti·er, superlative emp·ti·est) |
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1. containing nothing: not containing or holding anything
  a heap of empty bags
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2. unfed: hungry or lacking food
can't work on an empty stomach
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3. unoccupied: unoccupied or uninhabited
There's an empty office next door.
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4. with no passengers or load: without passengers, a load, or cargo
The bus goes back to the depot empty.
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5. insincere: lacking sincerity or truthfulness
another empty promise
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6. meaningless: without value, meaning, or purpose
contemplating his empty existence
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7. dull: devoid of vitality
an empty look
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8. mathematics logic without set members: describes a set that has no elements or members
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verb (past and past participle emp·tied, present participle emp·ty·ing, 3rd person present singular emp·ties) |
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1. transitive verb remove the contents of something: to remove or pour out the contents of something
emptied his pockets
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2. transitive and intransitive verb discharge or transfer: to discharge or transfer something, or be discharged and transferred
The stream empties into the lake.
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3. emp·ty your·self vr unburden yourself: to unburden or free yourself of something
empty yourself of feeling
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noun (plural emp·ties) |
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container without contents: a bottle or other container that has nothing in it
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| [ Old English ǣmtig "unoccupied, at leisure" < ǣmetta "rest, leisure." Origin ?] |
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| emp·ti·ly adverb |
| emp·ti·ness noun |
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