Empty (?; 215), a. [Compar. Emptier (?); superl. Emptiest.] [AS. emtig, æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
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2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. “That fair female troop . . . empty of all good.” Milton.
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I shall find you empty of that fault. Shak.
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3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. “An empty messenger.” Shak.
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When ye go ye shall not go empty. Ex. iii. 21.
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4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
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Words are but empty thanks. Cibber.
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5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
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Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise. Pope.
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6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
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Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 27.
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7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
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That in civility thou seem'st so empty. Shak.
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8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
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&hand_; Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.

Syn. -- See Vacant.
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Empty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emptied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Emptying.] 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.
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The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth. Eccl. xi. 3.
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