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empty
· adj. (emptier, emptiest)
1 containing nothing; not filled or occupied. Ø Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements.
2 (of words or a gesture) lacking sincerity.
3 having no value or purpose.
· v. (empties, emptied)
1 make or become empty. Ø discharge (the contents) from a container.
2 (of a river) discharge itself into the sea or a lake.
· n. (pl. empties) informal a bottle or glass left empty of its contents.
PHRASES be running on empty have exhausted all of ones resources.
DERIVATIVES emptily adv. emptiness n.
ORIGIN OE &mtig, &metig at leisure, empty, from &metta leisure.
· adj. (emptier, emptiest)
1 containing nothing; not filled or occupied. Ø Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements.
2 (of words or a gesture) lacking sincerity.
3 having no value or purpose.
· v. (empties, emptied)
1 make or become empty. Ø discharge (the contents) from a container.
2 (of a river) discharge itself into the sea or a lake.
· n. (pl. empties) informal a bottle or glass left empty of its contents.
PHRASES be running on empty have exhausted all of ones resources.
DERIVATIVES emptily adv. emptiness n.
ORIGIN OE &mtig, &metig at leisure, empty, from &metta leisure.