Empty

Portuguese Meaning

vazio

vago

desocupado

vão

nulo

inútil

esvaziar

desocupar

descarregar

desaguar

esgotar

English Meaning

  1. Holding or containing nothing.
  2. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.
  3. Having no occupants or inhabitants; vacant: an empty chair; empty desert.
  4. Lacking force or power: an empty threat.
  5. Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.
  6. Not put to use; idle: empty hours.
  7. Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far/Than empty tigers or the roaring sea” ( Shakespeare).
  8. Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.
  9. To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.
  10. To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.
  11. To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.
  12. To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.
  13. To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.
  14. Informal An empty container.