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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  empty 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty 
  =>  bail 
  =>  clean  out  clear  out 
  =>  evacuate 
  =>  evacuate,  exhaust 
  =>  void 
  =>  clear 
  =>  clear 
  =>  exhaust 
  =>  knock  out 
  =>  drain 
  =>  hollow,  hollow  out  core  out 
  =>  gut 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  discharge 
  =>  drain,  flow  away  flow  off 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty 
  =>  unload,  offload 
 
  Sense  5 
  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty 
  =>  suction 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  empty 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty 
  =>  bail 
  =>  clean  out  clear  out 
  =>  clinker 
  =>  evacuate 
  =>  evacuate,  exhaust 
  =>  void 
  =>  clear 
  =>  clear 
  =>  exhaust 
  =>  knock  out 
  =>  drain 
  =>  bleed 
  =>  hollow,  hollow  out  core  out 
  =>  rout,  gouge,  groove 
  =>  scallop,  scollop 
  =>  hole 
  =>  suck  in  draw  in 
  =>  scoop  out 
  =>  cavern,  cavern  out 
  =>  cave,  undermine 
  =>  sap 
  =>  dig,  dig  out 
  =>  lift 
  =>  trench 
  =>  dibble 
  =>  excavate 
  =>  core 
  =>  gut 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  discharge 
  =>  drain,  flow  away  flow  off 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty 
  =>  unload,  offload 
 
  Sense  5 
  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty 
  =>  suction 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  empty 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  empty 
 
  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  discharge 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  3 
  vacate,  empty,  abandon 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Sense  5 
  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty 
  =>  discharge,  expel,  eject,  release 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  empty 
 
  empty  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  discharge 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  vacate,  empty,  abandon 
  =>  leave  go  forth,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty 
  =>  discharge,  expel,  eject,  release 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  empty 
  empty 
  empty  talk 
  empty  words 
  emptying 
 
  Overview  of  noun  empty 
 
  The  noun  empty  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  empty  --  (a  container  that  has  been  emptied;  "return  all  empties  to  the  store") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  empty 
 
  The  verb  empty  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  empty  --  (make  void  or  empty  of  contents;  "Empty  the  box";  "The  alarm  emptied  the  building") 
  2.  (3)  empty,  discharge  --  (become  empty  or  void  of  its  content;  "The  room  emptied") 
  3.  (2)  vacate,  empty,  abandon  --  (leave  behind  empty;  move  out  of  "You  must  vacate  your  office  by  tonight") 
  4.  (1)  empty  --  (remove;  "Empty  the  water") 
  5.  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty  --  (excrete  or  discharge  from  the  body) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  empty 
 
  The  adj  empty  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (32)  empty  --  (holding  or  containing  nothing;  "an  empty  glass";  "an  empty  room";  "full  of  empty  seats";  "empty  hours") 
  2.  (6)  empty,  hollow,  vacuous  --  (devoid  of  significance  or  point;  "empty  promises";  "a  hollow  victory";  "vacuous  comments") 
  3.  empty  --  (having  nothing  inside;  "an  empty  sphere") 
  4.  empty,  empty-bellied  --  (needing  nourishment;  "after  skipped  lunch  the  men  were  empty  by  suppertime";  "empty-bellied  children") 
  5.  empty  --  (emptied  of  emotion;  "after  the  violent  argument  he  felt  empty") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  empty 
 
  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty  (vs.  full) 
 
  full  (vs.  empty) 
  =>  abounding  in(prenominal),  abounding  with(prenominal),  rich  in(prenominal),  rife  with(prenominal),  thick  with(prenominal) 
  =>  afloat(prenominal),  awash(prenominal),  flooded,  inundated,  overflowing 
  =>  alive  with(prenominal),  crawling  with(prenominal),  overflowing  with(prenominal),  overrun  with(prenominal),  swarming  with(prenominal),  teeming  with(prenominal) 
  =>  brimful,  brimful  of(prenominal),  brimfull,  brimfull  of(prenominal),  brimming 
  =>  chockablock(prenominal),  chock-full,  chockful,  choke-full,  chuck-full,  cram  full 
  =>  congested,  engorged 
  =>  fraught(prenominal),  pregnant 
  =>  glutted,  overfull 
  =>  heavy,  weighed  down 
  =>  imbued(prenominal),  instinct(prenominal) 
  =>  laden,  loaded,  ladened 
  =>  overladen,  overloaded 
  =>  stuffed 
  =>  stuffed 
  =>  swarming 
  =>  untouched,  untasted 
  =>  well-lined 
  =>  filled 
  =>  riddled 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  hollow,  vacuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  meaningless)  ->  meaningful 
 
  Sense  3 
  empty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hollow)  ->  solid 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty,  empty-bellied 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hungry)  ->  thirsty 
 
  Sense  5 
  empty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  drained)  ->  undrained 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  empty 
 
  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty  (vs.  full) 
  =>  bare,  stripped 
  =>  barren  of(prenominal),  destitute  of(prenominal),  devoid  of(prenominal),  empty  of(prenominal),  innocent  of(prenominal),  void  of(prenominal) 
  =>  bereft  of(prenominal),  deprived  of(prenominal) 
  =>  blank,  clean,  white 
  =>  empty-handed 
  =>  glassy,  glazed 
  =>  looted,  pillaged,  plundered,  ransacked 
  =>  open 
  =>  unfilled 
  =>  vacant 
  =>  vacant 
  =>  void 
  =>  emptied 
  =>  lifeless 
 
  Sense  2 
  empty,  hollow,  vacuous 
  =>  meaningless  (vs.  meaningful) 
 
  Sense  3 
  empty 
  =>  hollow  (vs.  solid) 
 
  Sense  4 
  empty,  empty-bellied 
  =>  hungry  (vs.  thirsty) 
 
  Sense  5 
  empty 
  =>  drained  (vs.  undrained) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  empty 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  empty 
 
  Sense  1 
  empty  (vs.  full) 
  =>  fullness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  empty 
 
  empty  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  empty 
  empty 
  empty-bellied 
  empty-handed 
  empty-headed 
  empty  of 
 
  Overview  of  noun  empty 
 
  The  noun  empty  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  empty  --  (a  container  that  has  been  emptied;  "return  all  empties  to  the  store") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  empty 
 
  The  verb  empty  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  empty  --  (make  void  or  empty  of  contents;  "Empty  the  box";  "The  alarm  emptied  the  building") 
  2.  (3)  empty,  discharge  --  (become  empty  or  void  of  its  content;  "The  room  emptied") 
  3.  (2)  vacate,  empty,  abandon  --  (leave  behind  empty;  move  out  of  "You  must  vacate  your  office  by  tonight") 
  4.  (1)  empty  --  (remove;  "Empty  the  water") 
  5.  evacuate,  void,  eliminate,  empty  --  (excrete  or  discharge  from  the  body) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  empty 
 
  The  adj  empty  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (32)  empty  --  (holding  or  containing  nothing;  "an  empty  glass";  "an  empty  room";  "full  of  empty  seats";  "empty  hours") 
  2.  (6)  empty,  hollow,  vacuous  --  (devoid  of  significance  or  point;  "empty  promises";  "a  hollow  victory";  "vacuous  comments") 
  3.  empty  --  (having  nothing  inside;  "an  empty  sphere") 
  4.  empty,  empty-bellied  --  (needing  nourishment;  "after  skipped  lunch  the  men  were  empty  by  suppertime";  "empty-bellied  children") 
  5.  empty  --  (emptied  of  emotion;  "after  the  violent  argument  he  felt  empty") 



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