What is "emptied"

Empty \Emp"ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emptied; p. pr. & vb. n. Emptying.] 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.

The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth.
--Eccl. xi. 3.

vb. (en-pastempty)

adj. having been made empty

1. adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: full]

2. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: hollow, vacuous]

3. having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"

4. needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: empty-bellied]

5. emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"

6. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

1. v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: fill]

2. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: discharge] [ant: fill]

3. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: vacate, abandon]

4. remove; "Empty the water"

5. excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void]

6. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

1. n. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

2. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

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