Word Meaning

Meaning of empty

- 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.
- An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
- 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.
- To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
- To become empty.

Crossword clue for empty

- Containing nothing
- Ha! Out of empathy and completely hollow
- Hollow
- Make void
- My pet goes crazy over nothing
- Remove contents of
- Remove what’s inside tax-exempt yacht
- Unoccupied
- Use up
- Vacant
- Vacuous
- With nothing in it
- Without contents