empty

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verb

1 make sth empty

ADVERB

▪ completely

▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied.

▪ out

▪ We emptied out the tank.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪ He emptied the bottle of its contents.

2 become empty

ADVERB

▪ completely

▪ quickly, rapidly

▪ slowly

▪ directly

▪ Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.

▪ out

▪ The room gradually emptied out.

PREPOSITION

▪ into

▪ The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.

▪ of

▪ The streets soon emptied of shoppers.

Empty is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑bag, ↑beaker, ↑bladder, ↑bottle, ↑bowel, ↑bowl, ↑box, ↑bucket, ↑can, ↑clip, ↑content, ↑cup, ↑dishwasher, ↑drawer, ↑dustbin, ↑glass, ↑jug, ↑larder, ↑liquid, ↑lung, ↑mind, ↑plate, ↑pocket, ↑pond, ↑sack, ↑tank, ↑trash, ↑tub, ↑wallet, ↑washing machine
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adj.

VERBS

▪ appear, be, feel, lie, look, seem

▪ The box lay empty on the bed.

▪ become

▪ remain, stand, stay

▪ The city is letting useful housing stand empty.

▪ leave sth

▪ The house had been left empty for several weeks.

ADVERB

▪ completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly

▪ There was a vast expanse of totally empty sky to look at.

▪ almost, nearly, practically, virtually

▪ largely, mostly

▪ half

▪ a half-empty box of chocolates

▪ fairly, quite, rather, relatively

▪ Some parts of the city are desperately overcrowded while others are relatively empty.

▪ very

▪ We all feel very empty now she's gone.

▪ apparently, seemingly

▪ eerily, strangely, surprisingly

▪ The house felt strangely empty without the children.

▪ otherwise

▪ There were a few chairs, but the room was otherwise empty.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪ The streets were empty of people.

Empty is used with these nouns: ↑alley, ↑apartment, ↑auditorium, ↑bag, ↑beach, ↑bed, ↑belly, ↑bench, ↑berth, ↑boast, ↑bottle, ↑bowl, ↑box, ↑bucket, ↑building, ↑calorie, ↑can, ↑carriage, ↑chair, ↑clip, ↑container, ↑corner, ↑corridor, ↑cubicle, ↑cup, ↑cupboard, ↑desert, ↑desk, ↑dish, ↑exercise, ↑existence, ↑expanse, ↑feeling, ↑flat, ↑fridge, ↑gesture, ↑glass, ↑hall, ↑hallway, ↑highway, ↑house, ↑land, ↑larder, ↑lot, ↑mug, ↑packet, ↑page, ↑pail, ↑pavement, ↑phrase, ↑plate, ↑pool, ↑promise, ↑refrigerator, ↑rhetoric, ↑ritual, ↑road, ↑room, ↑seat, ↑shelf, ↑shell, ↑shop, ↑sidewalk, ↑sky, ↑slogan, ↑socket, ↑space, ↑stage, ↑stall, ↑stomach, ↑street, ↑stretch, ↑suitcase, ↑table, ↑talk, ↑tank, ↑threat, ↑throne, ↑train, ↑tummy, ↑vessel, ↑void, ↑wallet, ↑word, ↑wrapper

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Empty — Emp ty (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Emptier}; superl. {Emptiest}.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — adj 1 Empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking the contents that could or should be present. Something is empty which has nothing in it; something is vacant which is without an occupant, incumbent, tenant, inmate, or the person or thing… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
empty — [emp′tē] adj. emptier, emptiest [ME emti & (with intrusive p ) empti < OE æmettig, unoccupied, lit., at leisure < æmetta, leisure (< æ , without + base of motan, to have to: see MUST1) + ig, Y2] 1. containing nothing; having nothing in… … English World dictionary
empty — ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose. ► VERB (empties, emptied) … English terms dictionary
empty — c.1200, from O.E. æmettig at leisure, not occupied, unmarried, from æmetta leisure, from æ not + metta, from motan to have (see MIGHT (Cf. might)). The p is a euphonic insertion. Sense evolution from at leisure to empty is paralleled in several… … Etymology dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emptied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emptying}.] 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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — [adj1] containing nothing abandoned, bare, barren, blank, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, deserted, desolate, despoiled, destitute, devoid, dry, evacuated, exhausted, forsaken, godforsaken*, hollow, lacking, stark, unfilled, unfurnished … New thesaurus
empty of — completely without (something) The arena was empty of spectators. The streets are now empty of traffic. • • • Main Entry: ↑empty … Useful english dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, n.; pl. {Empties}. An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, special rates for empties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empty — Emp ty, v. i. 1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. [1913 Webster] 2. To become empty. The chapel empties. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — index barren, baseless, consume, deficient, deplete, devoid, diminish, dissipate (expend foolishly), evacuate … Law dictionary

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