Analysis Complete

empty

/ empty /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
Type of:
container
Derived:
discharge
adjective satellite Sense 2
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"
"a hollow victory"
"vacuous comments"
Similar:
meaningless nonmeaningful
adjective satellite Sense 3
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"
"empty-bellied children"
Similar:
hungry
adjective satellite Sense 4
emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
Similar:
drained
adjective Sense 5
holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"
"an empty room"
"full of empty seats"
"empty hours"
Similar:
bare stripped barren of(p) destitute of(p) devoid of(p) empty of(p) innocent of(p) void of(p)
Opposites:
full
adjective satellite Sense 6
having nothing inside
"an empty sphere"
Similar:
hollow
verb Sense 7
remove
"Empty the water"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
unload offload
Derived:
emptying voidance evacuation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"
"The alarm emptied the building"
Opposites:
fill fill up make full
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
bail clean out clear out bleed evacuate
Derived:
emptying voidance evacuation
Causes:
discharge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
Opposites:
fill fill up
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
flow away flow off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 10
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
excrete or discharge from the body
Type of:
excrete egest eliminate
Kinds of:
suction
Derived:
defecator voider shitter elimination evacuation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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container meaningless nonmeaningful hungry drained bare stripped barren of(p) destitute of(p) devoid of(p) empty of(p) innocent of(p)