adjective emptier, emptiest
- containing nothing; having nothing in it
- having no one in it; unoccupied; vacant: an empty house
- carrying or bearing nothing; bare
- having no worth or purpose; useless or unsatisfying: empty pleasure
- without meaning or force; insincere; vain: empty promises
- Informal hungry
transitive verb emptied, emptying
- to make empty
- to pour out or remove (the contents) of something
- to transfer (the contents) into, onto, or on something else
- to unburden or discharge (oneself or itself)
noun pl. empties
an empty freight car, truck, bottle, etc.