Empty
WordNet
adjective
(1) Holding or containing nothing
"An empty glass"
"An empty room"
"Full of empty seats"
"Empty hours"
(2) Emptied of emotion
"After the violent argument he felt empty"
(3) Needing nourishment
"After skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"
"Empty-bellied children"
(4) Devoid of significance or point
"Empty promises"
"A hollow victory"
"Vacuous comments"
(5) Having nothing inside
"An empty sphere"
noun
(6) A container that has been emptied
"Return all empties to the store"
verb
(7) Excrete or discharge from the body
(8) Become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
(9) Make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"
"The alarm emptied the building"
(10) Remove
"Empty the water"
(11) Leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < < < + -mett(a), --a particle meaning "must, obligation, need, ability" < , akin to Old English , . More at mote, must, meet
Adjective
- devoid of content
- Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Verb
- to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of
Noun
- A bottle previously containing some liquid, especially a drink, and that is now empty.
- Put the empties out to be recycled.