Noun
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a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
Verb
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excrete or discharge from the body
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remove
"Empty the water"
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leave behind empty
move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
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become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
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make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"
"The alarm emptied the building"
Adjective
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emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
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needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"
"empty-bellied children"
- empty bellied -
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"
"a hollow victory"
"vacuous comments"
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holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"
"an empty room"
"full of empty seats"
"empty hours"