| Empty (empty) |
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| a. | (?; 215) |
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| Emp"ty |
| [Compar. Emptier (?);
superl. Emptiest.] [AS. emtig,
æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta,
æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertai |
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.
Free; clear; devoid; -- often with
of.
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense;
-- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow;
vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of
a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense,
knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty
coxcomb.
Destitute of reality, or real existence;
unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
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| Empty (empty) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Emp"ty |
| ; 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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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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To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the
ocean.
To become empty.
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