VOID | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Void

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘unoccupied’): from a dialect variant of Old French vuide; related to Latin vacare ‘vacate’; the verb partly a shortening of avoid, reinforced by Old French voider

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

not valid or legally binding

Short Definition:

not valid or legally binding

Examples:
  • the contract was void
Definition:

completely empty

Short Definition:

completely empty

Examples:
  • void spaces surround the tanks
Definition:

(in bridge and whist) having been dealt no cards in a particular suit

Short Definition:

(in bridge and whist) having been dealt no cards in particular suit

Examples:
  • there is a danger that one of the opponents will be void in that suit
  • when West showed void he went into a huddle

Word: Void

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a completely empty space

Short Definition:

completely empty space

Examples:
  • the black void of space
Definition:

(in bridge and whist) a suit in which a player is dealt no cards

Short Definition:

(in bridge and whist) suit in which player is dealt no cards

Examples:
  • a hand with a singleton club is more likely than one with a void

Word: Void

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding

Short Definition:

declare that something is not valid or legally binding

Examples:
  • the Supreme court voided the statute
Definition:

discharge or drain away (water, gases, etc.)

Short Definition:

discharge or drain away

Examples:
  • the gases are usually voided into the mechanism

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