noun
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(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
example
Put the empties out to be recycled.
verb
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To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
example
The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
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Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
example
Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.
adjective
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Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
example
an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach
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Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
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Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
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Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
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Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
example
empty offer
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Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
example
empty pleasures
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Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
example
empty dreams
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Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
example
empty brains; an empty coxcomb
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(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
example
Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
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Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
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an empty vine