empty

emp|ty1 [ `empti ] adjective ***

1. ) containing nothing:

an empty jar

His pockets were empty.

an empty space: There were no empty spaces in the parking lot.

a ) containing no people:

an empty room

stand empty: Emma's apartment stood empty for six months.

b ) containing very few people or things:

The beach was really empty.

empty of: the early morning, when the streets are empty of traffic

─ opposite FULL

2. ) lacking emotion, interest, or purpose:

Her life felt empty and meaningless.

a voice totally empty of expression

3. ) empty words or promises are things you say you will do but do not do

a ) used about things that people do that have no real effect:

an empty gesture

empty

emp|ty 2 [ `empti ] verb *

1. ) empty or empty out transitive to make something empty by taking everything out of it:

He ordered her to empty her pockets.

When was the last time those ashtrays were emptied?

empty something of something: Empty the box of its contents.

a ) to take everything out of a container and put it somewhere else:

empty something out of something: He emptied his clothes out of the drawers.

empty something into/onto something: David opened the jar and emptied the sauce into a bowl.

─ opposite FILL

2. ) intransitive if a place empties, all the people in it leave:

The stadium quickly began to empty.

3. ) intransitive if a river empties into a lake or into the ocean, it flows into it

empty your glass/bottle

to finish a drink

empty your mind

to try to think about nothing, as a way of staying calm

,empty `out phrasal verb transitive

same as EMPTY 2 1:

He was told to empty out his desk and leave.