empty in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
empty in Kashmiri कॉशुर
empty in Sindhi سنڌي
empty in English
- empty⇄adj. 1. with nothing or no one in it.
Ex. The birds had gone and their nest was left empty.
2. vacant; unoccupied.
Ex. an empty room or house.
3. having no cargo; unloaded.
Ex. an empty ship.
4. (Figurative.) not re - empty⇄empty, adjective, -tier,-tiest,verb, -tied,-tying,noun, pl.-ties.
- empty⇄expr. empty of, having no; devoid of.
Ex. Tired of wishes, Empty of dreams (Carl Sandburg). - empty⇄noun (Informal.) something that is empty, such as an empty container, freight car, or bottle.
Ex. The company makes its own cans and keeps 165,000 shiny empties in a 'jumble bin' (New Yorker). - empty⇄v.i. 1. to become empty.
Ex. The hall emptied as soon as the concert was over.
2. to flow out; discharge.
Ex. The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. - empty⇄v.t. to pour out or take out all that is in (a thing); make empty.
Ex. He emptied his glass quickly. He emptied the tobacco out of his pipe.
(SYN) unload, unburden, evacuate.