a. | 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. |
| 2. | Free; clear; devoid; - often with of. |
| 3. | Having nothing to carry; unburdened. |
| 4. | Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; - said of language; as, empty words, or threats. |
| 5. | Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; - said of pleasure, the world, etc. |
| 6. | Producing nothing; unfruitful; - said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine. |
| 7. | Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb. |
| 8. | Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams. |
n. | 1. | An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; - used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties." |
v. t. | 1. | 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. |
v. i. | 1. | To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. |
| 2. | To become empty. |