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empty - a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store" |
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container 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)
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empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" |
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fill,
fill up,
make full plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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bail remove (water) from a vessel with a container
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clean out,
clear out empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
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bleed draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
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evacuate excrete or discharge from the body
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evacuate excrete or discharge from the body
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eviscerate take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"
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void clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"
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clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
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clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
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exhaust wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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knock out destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"
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drain empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
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core out,
hollow,
hollow out remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
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gut remove the guts of; "gut the sheep"
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empty - become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" |
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fill,
fill up plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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flow away,
flow off flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"
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empty - remove; "Empty the water" |
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remove,
take,
take away,
withdraw 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"
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offload,
unlade,
unload transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
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empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" |
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full having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
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fullness the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
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bare,
stripped completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
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blank,
clean,
white void of expression; "a blank stare"
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empty-handed carrying nothing in the hands
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glassy,
glazed (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"
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lifeless deprived of life; no longer living; "a lifeless body"
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looted,
pillaged,
plundered,
ransacked wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
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vacant without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"
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vacant without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"
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vacuous devoid of matter; "a vacuous space"
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void containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"
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empty - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" |
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hollow,
vacuous |
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meaningless,
nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
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empty - emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty" |
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drained 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"
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empty - needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" |
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hungry feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
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