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