Sekirov Dictionary

empty

/ˈɛm(p).ti/

adjective 12
verb 2
noun 1
forms 6
phrases 7

adjective12

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without anything or anyone in it
- […] something in the little man's appearance suggested that he would be sufficiently attentive to his own comfort to choose the emptiest table. — 1949
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
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Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- I hope our Ladies treasure and our owne, May serue for ransome to our liberties: Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […] — 1587
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Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- empty words, or threats
- empty promises
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Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- empty pleasures
•
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- empty dreams
Hungry.
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Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- empty brains
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Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
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Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
- Grotesquely vegetal, excessively oaked, empty wines were routinely produced in the mid-1980s. Since the late 1980s, however, the quality has soared. — 1993
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(no longer used) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
- And I shal finde you emptie of that fault, Right ioyfull of your reformation. — 1595
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(no longer used) Producing nothing; unfruitful.
- […] and the seuen emptie eares blasted with the East wind[…] — 1611

verb2

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To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
- The suspected thief was requested to empty her pockets.
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Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
- Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.

noun[in the plural]1

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A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
- Put the empties out to be recycled.

forms

emptied · emptying · empties · emptieth · emptier · emptiest

Phrases with empty

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