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Webster 1913 Edition

Empty

Emp′ty

(?; 215)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Emptier
;
sup
erl.
Emptiest
.]
[AS.
emtig
,
æmtig
,
æmetig
, fr.
æmta
,
æmetta
, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G.
emsig
busy.]
1.
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; – said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.;
as, an
empty
chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an
empty
stomach;
empty
shackles.
2.
Free; clear; devoid; – often with of.
“That fair female troop . . . empty of all good.”
Milton.
I shall find you
empty
of that fault.
Shakespeare
3.
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
“An empty messenger.”
Shak.
When ye go ye shall not go
empty
.
Ex. iii. 21.
4.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; – said of language;
as,
empty
words, or threats
.
Words are but
empty
thanks.
Cibber.
5.
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; – said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Pleas’d in the silent shade with
empty
praise.
Pope.
6.
Producing nothing; unfruitful; – said of a plant or tree;
as, an
empty
vine
.
Seven
empty
ears blasted with the east wind.
Gen. xli. 27.
7.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy;
as,
empty
brains; an
empty
coxcomb.
That in civility thou seem'st so
empty
.
Shakespeare
8.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial;
as,
empty
dreams
.
Syn. – See
Vacant
.

Emp′ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Empties
.
An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; – used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight;
as, “special rates for
empties
.”

Emp′ty

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emptied
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Emptying
.]
To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge;
as, to
empty
a vessel; to
empty
a well or a cistern.
The clouds . . .
empty
themselves upon the earth.
Eccl. xi. 3.

Emp′ty

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To discharge itself;
as, a river
empties
into the ocean
.
2.
To become empty.
“The chapel empties.”
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Empty

EMP'TY

, a.
1.
Containing nothing, or nothing but air; as an empty chest; empty space; an empty purse is a serious evil.
2.
Evacuated; not filled; as empty shackles.
3.
Unfurnished; as an empty room.
4.
Void; devoid.
In civility thou seemest so empty.
5.
Void; destitute of solid matter; as empty air.
6.
Destitute of force or effect; as empty words.
7.
Unsubstantial; unsatisfactory; not able to fill the mind or the desires. The pleasures of life are empty and unsatisfying.
Pleased with empty praise.
8.
Not supplied; having nothing to carry.
They beat him, and sent him away empty. Mark 12.
9.
Hungry.
My falcon now is sharp and passing empty.
10. Unfurnished with intellect or knowledge; vacant of head; ignorant; as an empty coxcomb.
11. Unfruitful; producing nothing.
Israel is an empty vine. Hosca 10.
Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. Gen.41.
12. Wanting substance; wanting solidity; as empty dreams.
13. Destitute; waste;desolate.
Nineveh is empty. Nah.2.
14. Without effect.
The sword of Saul returned not empty. 2 Sam.1.
15. Without a cargo; in ballast; as, the ship returned empty.

EMP'TY

,
Verb.
T.
To exhaust; to make void or destitute; to deprive of the contents; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
1.
To pour out the contents.
The clouds empty themselves on the earth. Eccles.11.
Rivers empty themselves into the ocean.
2.
To waste; to make desolate. Jer.51.

EMP'TY

,
Verb.
I.
To pour out or discharge its contents.
The Connecticut empties into the Sound.
1.
To become empty.

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