Main Entry: ²empty

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): emp·tied; emp·ty·ing

Date: 1548

transitive verb 1 a : to make empty : remove the contents of <empty a purse> b : deprive, divest <a phrase emptied of all meaning> c : to discharge (itself) of contents d : to fire (a repeating firearm) until empty
2 : to remove from what holds or enclosesintransitive verb 1 : to become empty <the theater emptied quickly>
2 : to discharge contents <the river empties into the ocean>