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empty

/ˈɛmpti/
noun
  1. (usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

    "Put the empties out to be recycled."

verb
  1. To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

    "The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film."

  2. Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.

    "Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River."

Antonymsfill
adjective
  1. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

    "an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach"

  2. Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

  3. Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

Synonymsclean, clear, leer, toom, unoccupied
Antonymsnon-empty, full

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