Empty
Empty (?; 215) , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon emtig, amtig, ametig, from amta, ametta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; compare German emsig busy.]
1.
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
2.
Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
That fair female troop... empty of all good.
I shall find you empty of that fault.
3.
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
An empty messenger.
When ye go ye shall not go empty.
4.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
Words are but empty thanks.
5.
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.
6.
Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind.
7.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
That in civility thou seem'st so empty.
8.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.
Empty , noun
An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, “special rates for empties.”
Empty , transitive verb
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.
The clouds... empty themselves upon the earth.
Empty , intransitive verb
1.
To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
2.
To become empty.
The chapel empties.