empty

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