English

Detailed Synonyms for empty in English

empty:

empty adj

  1. empty
    empty
  2. empty
    idle; empty; unused
  3. empty
  4. empty
    blank; empty
  5. empty
  6. empty
    – holding or containing nothing 1
    empty
    – holding or containing nothing 1
    • empty adj
      • an empty glass1
      • an empty room1
      • full of empty seats1
      • empty hours1
  7. empty
    – emptied of emotion 1
    empty
    – emptied of emotion 1
    • empty adj
      • after the violent argument he felt empty1
  8. empty
    – needing nourishment 1
    empty; empty-bellied
    – needing nourishment 1
    • empty adj
      • after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime1
    • empty-bellied adj
      • empty-bellied children1
  9. empty
    – devoid of significance or point 1
    hollow; empty; vacuous
    – devoid of significance or point 1

to empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)

  1. to empty
    to empty; remove what is inside; make empty; to clear
  2. to empty
    to discharge; to expel; to disgorge; to drain; to remove; to empty
    • discharge verb (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • expel verb (expels, expelled, expelling)
    • disgorge verb (disgorges, disgorged, disgorging)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  3. to empty
    to empty; to drink; to finish; drink up
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • drink verb (drinks, drank, drinking)
    • finish verb (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • drink up verb
  4. to empty
    to ransack; to gut; to strip bare; to empty
    • ransack verb (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • gut verb (guts, gutted, gutting)
    • strip bare verb (strips bare, stripped bare, stripping bare)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  5. to empty
    to clean up; to tidy up; to clear out; to tidy out; to empty; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • clean up verb (cleans up, cleaned up, cleaning up)
    • tidy up verb (tidies up, tidied up, tidying up)
    • clear out verb (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • tidy out verb (tidy out, tidied out, tidying out)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clean out verb (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verb (finishes, finished, finishing)
  6. to empty
    to take out; to remove; to drain; to empty; to clear out; to clean out; to clear; to finish
    • take out verb (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clear out verb (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • clean out verb (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verb (finishes, finished, finishing)
  7. to empty
    to pour out; to empty
    • pour out verb (pours out, poured out, pouring out)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  8. to empty
    to evacuate; to clear; to empty
    • evacuate verb (evacuates, evacuated, evacuating)
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  9. to empty
    to take out; to clear out; to pull out; to empty; to lift out
    • take out verb (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • clear out verb (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • pull out verb (pulls out, pulled out, pulling out)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • lift out verb (lifts out, lifted out, lifting out)
  10. to empty
    void water; to drain; to flow out; to empty
    • void water verb
    • drain verb (drains, drained, draining)
    • flow out verb (flows out, flowed out, flowing out)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  11. to empty
    – excrete or discharge from the body 1
    to void; to empty; to evacuate
    – excrete or discharge from the body 1
    • void verb (voids, voided, voiding)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • evacuate verb (evacuates, evacuated, evacuating)
  12. to empty
    – become empty or void of its content 1
    to discharge; to empty
    – become empty or void of its content 1
    • discharge verb (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
      • The room emptied1
  13. to empty
    – make void or empty of contents 1
    to empty
    – make void or empty of contents 1
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
      • The alarm emptied the building1
  14. to empty
    – remove 1
    to empty
    – remove 1
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
  15. to empty
    – leave behind empty; move out of 1
    to abandon; to empty; vacate
    – leave behind empty; move out of 1
    • abandon verb (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
    • empty verb (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • vacate verb
      • You must vacate your office by tonight1

Conjugations for empty:

present
  1. empty
  2. empty
  3. empties
  4. empty
  5. empty
  6. empty
simple past
  1. emptied
  2. emptied
  3. emptied
  4. emptied
  5. emptied
  6. emptied
present perfect
  1. have emptied
  2. have emptied
  3. has emptied
  4. have emptied
  5. have emptied
  6. have emptied
past continuous
  1. was emptying
  2. were emptying
  3. was emptying
  4. were emptying
  5. were emptying
  6. were emptying
future
  1. shall empty
  2. will empty
  3. will empty
  4. shall empty
  5. will empty
  6. will empty
continuous present
  1. am emptying
  2. are emptying
  3. is emptying
  4. are emptying
  5. are emptying
  6. are emptying
subjunctive
  1. be emptied
  2. be emptied
  3. be emptied
  4. be emptied
  5. be emptied
  6. be emptied
diverse
  1. empty!
  2. let's empty!
  3. emptied
  4. emptying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

empty [the ~] noun

  1. the empty
    – a container that has been emptied 1
    the empty
    – a container that has been emptied 1
    • empty [the ~] noun
      • return all empties to the store1

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Related Definitions for "empty":

  1. holding or containing nothing1
    • an empty glass1
    • an empty room1
    • full of empty seats1
    • empty hours1
  2. emptied of emotion1
    • after the violent argument he felt empty1
  3. needing nourishment1
    • after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime1
  4. devoid of significance or point1
    • empty promises1
  5. a container that has been emptied1
    • return all empties to the store1
  6. excrete or discharge from the body1
  7. become empty or void of its content1
    • The room emptied1
  8. make void or empty of contents1
    • The alarm emptied the building1
  9. remove1
  10. leave behind empty; move out of1

Related Synonyms for empty