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.