empty

nouns

a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
empty
is a type of (narrower)
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
container

verbs

make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
empty
is derived from
emptying
antonym
fill
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
causes
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
discharge, empty
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
discharge, empty
antonym
fill
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
abandon, empty, vacate
remove
"Empty the water"
empty
is derived from
emptying
is a type of (narrower)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
remove, take, take away, withdraw
excrete or discharge from the body
empty, evacuate, void

adjectives

holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
empty
is derived from
emptiness
antonym
full
is similar to
having everything extraneous removed including contents
"the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"
bare, stripped
is similar to
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
blank, clean, white
is similar to
carrying nothing in the hands
empty-handed
is similar to
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
"empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
glassy, glazed
is similar to
destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings
"after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly"
lifeless
is similar to
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
"the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked
is similar to
without an occupant or incumbent
"the throne is never vacant"
vacant
is similar to
void of thought or knowledge
"a vacant mind"
vacant
is similar to
devoid of matter
"a vacuous space"
vacuous
is similar to
containing nothing
"the earth was without form, and void"
void
is an attribute of
the condition of being filled to capacity
fullness
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
empty, hollow, vacuous
is derived from
emptiness
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
empty, empty-bellied
is derived from
emptiness
emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
empty
is derived from
emptiness
is similar to
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
"a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"
drained