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empty[2,verb] empty[3,noun]

Main Entry: ²empty
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): emp·tied; emp·ty·ing
transitive verb
1 a : to make empty : remove the contents of <empty a purse> b : DEPRIVE, DIVEST <a phrase emptied of all meaning> c : to discharge (itself) of contents d : to fire (a repeating firearm) until empty
2 : to remove from what holds or encloses
intransitive verb
1 : to become empty <the theater emptied quickly>
2 : to discharge contents <the river empties into the ocean>