what does empty mean?
EMPTY as NOUN
- Meaning
- a container that has been emptied
Usage Example(s)
- return all empties to the store
Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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EMPTY as VERB
- Meaning
- excrete or discharge from the body
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Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- become empty or void of its content
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Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make void or empty of contents
Usage Example(s)
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- leave behind empty
- move out of
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- You must vacate your office by tonight
Hypernyms(s) empty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
EMPTY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- holding or containing nothing
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- an empty glass
- an empty room
- full of empty seats
- empty hours
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- after the violent argument he felt empty
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- after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime
- empty-bellied children
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- devoid of significance or point
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- empty promises
- a hollow victory
- vacuous comments
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