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empty
01
with no one or nothing inside
Examples
The empty room echoed with every step, its walls bare and devoid of furniture.
02
lacking emotion or feeling
Examples
After the breakup, she felt empty and lost without her partner.
03
lacking significance, value, or impact
04
needing food or drink
to empty
Examples
She had to empty the trash bin before it overflowed.
02
to lose all contents
Transitive: to empty sth [adj]
03
to cause a place to be vacated of people
Examples
The stadium emptied quickly after the concert ended.
04
(of a river) to flow and discharge its water into the sea or a lake
Intransitive: to empty into a sea or lake
Examples
The mighty Amazon River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming a vast estuary.
Empty
01
a container that no longer holds any substance or contents
