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empty

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1. empty - Noun

2. empty - Adjective

3. empty - Verb

5. empty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.

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

Having nothing to carry; unburdened.

Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.

Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.

Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.

Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."

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.

To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.

To become empty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When people are empty of Christ, a thousand and one other things come and fill them up: jealousies, hatreds, boredom, melancholy, resentment, a worldly outlook, worldly pleasures. Try to fill your soul with Christ so that it's not empty. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

A truly rich man is one whose children will run into his arms when his hands are empty. Source: Internet

What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to make the mind empty and free. John Chrysostom

An empty belly hears nobody. English Proverb

An empty bag cannot stand upright. English Proverb

If a bamboo tube makes a loud sound, it is empty. Filipino Proverb

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