empty
Pronunciation:
/ˈɛmpti//ˈɛmpti/noun
Definitions
(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
To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
Example: The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
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.
adjective
Definitions
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Example: an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.