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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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;
        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.
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     2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. ``That fair female
        troop . . . empty of all good.'' --Milton.
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              I shall find you empty of that fault. --Shak.
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     3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. ``An empty
        messenger.'' --Shak.
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              When ye go ye shall not go empty.     --Ex. iii. 21.
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     4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of
        language; as, empty words, or threats.
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              Words are but empty thanks.           --Cibber.
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     5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said
        of pleasure, the world, etc.
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              Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.
                                                    --Pope.
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     6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree;
        as, an empty vine.
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              Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. --Gen.
                                                    xli. 27.
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     7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy;
        as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
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              That in civility thou seem'st so empty. --Shak.
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     8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial;
        as, empty dreams.
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     Note: 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.
  
     Syn: See Vacant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.''
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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           The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth.
                                                    --Eccl. xi. 3.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Empty \Emp"ty\, v. i.
     1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
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     2. To become empty. ``The chapel empties.'' --B. Jonson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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;
        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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Empty \Emp"ty\, v. i.
     1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
  
     2. To become empty. ``The chapel empties.'' --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.''

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
           The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth.
                                                    --Eccl. xi. 3.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  empty
       adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty
              room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: full]
       2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow
          victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: hollow, vacuous]
       3: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
       4: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty
          by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: empty-bellied]
       5: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt
          empty"
       n : a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to
           the store"
       v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm
            emptied the building" [ant: fill]
       2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
          [syn: discharge] [ant: fill]
       3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your
          office by tonight" [syn: vacate, abandon]
       4: remove; "Empty the water"
       5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void]
       [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     Αγγλικά a.
     άδειος, αδειανός
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ θεωρία συνόλων en) το κενός σύνολο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αδειάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     a.
     devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
     n.
     (q: usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents
  have been used up, leaving it #Adjective. <!--can also be a crate
  etc.-->
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the
  contents of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward
  an ultimate destination.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     a.
     devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
     n.
     (q: usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents
  have been used up, leaving it #Adjective. <!--can also be a crate
  etc.-->
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the
  contents of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward
  an ultimate destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     a.
     devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
     n.
     (q: usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents
  have been used up, leaving it #Adjective. <!--can also be a crate
  etc.-->
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the
  contents of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward
  an ultimate destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     a.
     devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
     n.
     (q: usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents
  have been used up, leaving it #Adjective. <!--can also be a crate
  etc.-->
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the
  contents of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward
  an ultimate destination.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     Englanti a.
     1 tyhjä
     2 tyhjänpäiväinen
     Englanti vb.
     tyhjentyä, tyhjentää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  empty
     Engelska a.
     tom
     Engelska vb.
     1 tömma
     2 mynna, falla ut

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  empty /ˈɛmpti/
  pap

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Empty /ˈɛmpti/
  فارغ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  empty //ˈɛm.ti// //ˈɛmp.ti// 
  пра́зен
  devoid of content

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  empty //ˈɛm.ti// //ˈɛmp.ti// 
  изпразвам
  to make empty