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adjective

1. Containing nothing: bare, blank, clear, vacant, vacuous, void. See full/empty/capacity.
2. Lacking value, use, or substance: hollow, idle, otiose, vacant, vain. See full/empty/capacity.
3. Lacking intelligent thought or content: blank, empty-headed, inane, vacant, vacuous. See full/empty/capacity.
4. Not having a desirable element: barren, destitute, devoid, innocent, lacking, void, wanting. Idioms: in want of. See full/empty/capacity.

verb

1. To remove the contents of. clean out, clear, evacuate, vacate, void. See full/empty/capacity.
2. To pass or pour out: discharge, flow, issue. See enter/exit.

Idioms beginning with empty:
empty calories
empty suit

See also glass is half full (half empty); running on empty.

adj

Definition: containing nothing
Antonyms: complete, entire, filled, full, replete, sated, satisfied

adj

Definition: fruitless, ineffective
Antonyms: abundant, copious, effective, fruitful, productive, sufficient

adj

Definition: hungry
Antonyms: filled, full, sated, satisfied

v

Definition: remove contents
Antonyms: fill

IN BRIEF: Having nothing or no one in it. Also: To take out or pour out.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980).

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sign description: The middle finger slides down the back of the opposite hand.

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An empty container or vessel may indicate a feeling of having nothing to show for all the time and effort invested in something, such as a business venture or a personal relationship.

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Said of a female of breeding age; nonpregnant.

For a list of words related to empty, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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See words rhyming with "empty."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Empty.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tom, øde, hul, falsk, uden mening, sulten, blottet for
v. tr. - tømme, rydde, lænse, hælde over på
v. intr. - tømmes, løbe ud, flyde ud
n. - det, der er tømt

idioms:

• empty into    hælde over på

Nederlands (Dutch)
leeg, loos, leegstaand, zinloos, ongebruikt, niet zwanger, nuchter, leegte, leegmaken, leegschieten, opdrinken, leeggieten, leeg worden, leeglopen

Français (French)
adj. - vide, à jeun, dénué de sens, inoccupé, sans chargement, lège (d'un bateau), vacant (un poste), désert (une ville), creux (des paroles)
v. tr. - vider, vidanger, décharger (un véhicule), sortir (de, dans) (des livres, etc), verser de (dans), vider de (un liquide), transvaser (dans)
v. intr. - se déverser, s'écouler, se jeter dans (rivière), se vider (un bâtiment, conteneur)
n. - bouteilles vides (npl), boîtes/emballages vides, verres vides (dans un pub)

idioms:

• empty into    se jeter dans

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) leeren, austrinken, leer machen, ausräumen, aufbrauchen, münden
adj. - leer, hohl
n. - leerer Behälter

idioms:

• empty into    münden in

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αδειάζω, εκκενώνω/-ομαι
adj. - κενός, άδειος
n. - άδειο μπουκάλι

idioms:

• empty into    αδειάζω σε, (για ποταμούς) χύνομαι/εκβάλλω σε

Italiano (Italian)
vuotare, sgonfiarsi, vuoto

idioms:

• empty into    sboccare in

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esvaziar
adj. - vazio, inútil

idioms:

• empty into    desaguar

Русский (Russian)
опорожнять, выливать, выгружать, выпить до дна, пустеть, пустой, порожний, необитаемый, несерьезный

idioms:

• empty into    выливать в, впадать в

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vacío, desocupado, vacuo, vano, hambriento
v. tr. - apurar, vaciar, quedar vacío
v. intr. - vaciarse
n. - recipiente o envase vacío

idioms:

• empty into    desembocar en, desaguar en, vaciarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tömma
adj. - tom
n. - tomglas, tomflaska, tomlåda, tomvagn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空的, 空腹的, 空虚的, 倒空, 使流入, 使变空, 成为空的, 流入, 流空, 空的东西, 空物

idioms:

• empty into    流入, 倒光进...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 空的, 空腹的, 空虛的
v. tr. - 倒空, 使流入, 使變空
v. intr. - 成為空的, 流入, 流空
n. - 空的東西, 空物

idioms:

• empty into    流入, 倒光進...

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비어 있는, 배고픈
v. tr. - 비우다, 옮기다
v. intr. - 비다
n. - 빈 것

idioms:

• empty into    흐르다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 空の, 人のいない, 空虚な, むなしい, 無意味な, 腹ぺこの, ない
v. - 空にする, 空ける, 空になる, 注ぐ
n. - 空き瓶

idioms:

• empty into    注ぐ
• on an empty stomach    何も食べないで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرغ, يخلي (صفه) فارغ, خال (الاسم) فراغ, خلاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ריק, רעב‬
v. tr. - ‮רוקן‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפך, התרוקן‬
n. - ‮בלי-קיבול ריק‬

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