empty: betekenis en definities

Holding or containing nothing.

Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.

Having no occupants or inhabitants; vacant: an empty chair; empty desert.

Lacking force or power: an empty threat.

Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.

Not put to use; idle: empty hours.

Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far/Than empty tigers or the roaring sea” ( Shakespeare).

Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.

To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.

To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.

To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.

To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.

To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.

Informal An empty container.