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 verbe (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 verbe (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • expel verbe (expels, expelled, expelling)
    • disgorge verbe (disgorges, disgorged, disgorging)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  3. to empty
    to empty; to drink; to finish; drink up
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • drink verbe (drinks, drank, drinking)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • drink up verbe
  4. to empty
    to ransack; to gut; to strip bare; to empty
    • ransack verbe (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • gut verbe (guts, gutted, gutting)
    • strip bare verbe (strips bare, stripped bare, stripping bare)
    • empty verbe (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 verbe (cleans up, cleaned up, cleaning up)
    • tidy up verbe (tidies up, tidied up, tidying up)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • tidy out verbe (tidy out, tidied out, tidying out)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clean out verbe (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verbe (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 verbe (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • clean out verbe (cleans out, cleaned out, cleaning out)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • finish verbe (finishes, finished, finishing)
  7. to empty
    to pour out; to empty
    • pour out verbe (pours out, poured out, pouring out)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  8. to empty
    to evacuate; to clear; to empty
    • evacuate verbe (evacuates, evacuated, evacuating)
    • clear verbe (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
  9. to empty
    to take out; to clear out; to pull out; to empty; to lift out
    • take out verbe (takes out, took out, taking out)
    • clear out verbe (clears out, cleared out, clearing out)
    • pull out verbe (pulls out, pulled out, pulling out)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • lift out verbe (lifts out, lifted out, lifting out)
  10. to empty
    void water; to drain; to flow out; to empty
    • void water verbe
    • drain verbe (drains, drained, draining)
    • flow out verbe (flows out, flowed out, flowing out)
    • empty verbe (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 verbe (voids, voided, voiding)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • evacuate verbe (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 verbe (discharges, discharged, discharging)
    • empty verbe (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 verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
      • The alarm emptied the building1
  14. to empty
    – remove 1
    to empty
    – remove 1
    • empty verbe (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 verbe (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
    • empty verbe (empties, emptied, emptying)
    • vacate verbe
      • 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 ~] nom

  1. the empty
    – a container that has been emptied 1
    the empty
    – a container that has been emptied 1
    • empty [the ~] nom
      • 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