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Meaning of empties

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

empties

noun

Definitions

  1. (usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

    Example: Put the empties out to be recycled.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

    Example: The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.

  2. Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.

    Example: Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.