Empty

·vi To become empty.

II. Empty ·superl Having nothing to carry; unburdened.

III. Empty ·superl Free; clear; devoid;

— often with of.

IV. Empty ·vi To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.

V. Empty ·superl Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

VI. Empty ·superl Producing nothing; unfruitful;

— said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.

VII. Empty ·superl Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain;

— said of pleasure, the world, ·etc.

VIII. Empty ·superl Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense;

— said of language; as, empty words, or threats.

IX. Empty ·superl Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.

X. Empty ·noun An empty box, crate, cask, ·etc.;

— used in commerce, ·esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties.".

XI. Empty ·vt To deprive of the contents; to Exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to Discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.

XII. Empty ·superl Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled;

— said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, ·etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.