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Word: Empty
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛm(p)ti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
remove all the contents of (a container)
Short Definition:remove contents of container
Examples:- we empty the till at closing time
- pockets were emptied of loose change
Word: Empty
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛm(p)ti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bottle or glass left empty of its contents
Short Definition:empty bottle or glass
Examples:- the barman collected the empties
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