Empty vs. Exhaust

Emptyadjective

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

‘an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach’;

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

‘The water was exhausted out of the well.’; ‘Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.’;

Emptyadjective

Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents

‘to exhaust a well’; ‘to exhaust a treasury’;

Emptyadjective

(obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

Exhaustverb

To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end

‘My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.’; ‘to exhaust one's resources’; ‘You're exhausting my patience.’; ‘I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.’;

Emptyadjective

Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.

Exhaustverb

(transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy

‘The marathon exhausted me.’;

Emptyadjective

Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.

‘empty words, or threats’;

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To bring out or develop completely

Emptyadjective

Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.

‘empty pleasures’;

Exhaustverb

(transitive) to discuss thoroughly or completely

‘That subject has already been fully exhausted.’;

Emptyadjective

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.

‘empty dreams’;

Exhaustverb

To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives

‘to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether’;

Emptyadjective

(obsolete) Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.

‘an empty vine’;

Exhaustnoun

A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.

Emptyadjective

Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.

‘empty brains; an empty coxcomb’;

Exhaustnoun

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

Emptyverb

To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

‘to empty a well or a cistern’; ‘The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.’;

Exhaustnoun

The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.

Emptyverb

(intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.

‘Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.’;

Exhaustnoun

An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.

Emptynoun

A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

‘Put the empties out to be recycled.’;

Exhaustnoun

exhaust gas.

Emptyadjective

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.

Exhaustadjective

(obsolete) Exhausted; used up.

Emptyadjective

Free; clear; devoid; - often with of.

‘I shall find you empty of that fault.’;

Exhaustverb

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

Emptyadjective

Having nothing to carry; unburdened.

‘When ye go ye shall not go empty.’;

Exhaustverb

To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.

Emptyadjective

Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; - said of language; as, empty words, or threats.

‘Words are but empty thanks.’;

Exhaustverb

To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.

‘A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.’;

Emptyadjective

Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; - said of pleasure, the world, etc.

‘Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.’;

Exhaustverb

To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject.

Emptyadjective

Producing nothing; unfruitful; - said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.

‘Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind.’;

Exhaustverb

To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether.

Emptyadjective

Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.

‘That in civility thou seem'st so empty.’;

Exhaustadjective

Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.

Emptyadjective

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

Exhaustadjective

Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work.

Emptynoun

An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; - used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."

Exhaustnoun

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

Emptyverb

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.

‘The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth.’;

Exhaustnoun

The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.

Emptyverb

To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.

Exhaustnoun

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

Emptyverb

To become empty.

Exhaustnoun

system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

Emptynoun

a container that has been emptied;

‘return all empties to the store’;

Exhaustverb

wear out completely;

‘This kind of work exhausts me’; ‘I'm beat’; ‘He was all washed up after the exam’;

Emptyverb

make void or empty of contents;

‘Empty the box’; ‘The alarm emptied the building’;

Exhaustverb

use up (resources or materials);

‘this car consumes a lot of gas’; ‘We exhausted our savings’; ‘They run through 20 bottles of wine a week’;

Emptyverb

become empty or void of its content;

‘The room emptied’;

Exhaustverb

deplete;

‘exhaust one's savings’; ‘We quickly played out our strength’;

Emptyverb

leave behind empty; move out of;

‘You must vacate your office by tonight’;

Exhaustverb

use up the whole supply of;

‘We have exhausted the food supplies’;

Emptyverb

remove;

‘Empty the water’;

Exhaustverb

create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)

Emptyverb

excrete or discharge from the body

Emptyadjective

holding or containing nothing;

‘an empty glass’; ‘an empty room’; ‘full of empty seats’; ‘empty hours’;

Emptyadjective

devoid of significance or point;

‘empty promises’; ‘a hollow victory’; ‘vacuous comments’;

Emptyadjective

having nothing inside;

‘an empty sphere’;

Emptyadjective

needing nourishment;

‘after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime’; ‘empty-bellied children’;

Emptyadjective

emptied of emotion;

‘after the violent argument he felt empty’;

Emptyadjective

containing nothing; not filled or occupied

‘the room was empty of furniture’; ‘she put down her empty cup’;

Emptyadjective

(of a set) containing no members or elements.

Emptyadjective

(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity

‘their promises were empty words’;

Emptyadjective

having no value or purpose

‘her life felt empty and meaningless’;

Emptyverb

remove all the contents of (a container)

‘pockets were emptied of loose change’; ‘we empty the till at closing time’;

Emptyverb

remove (the contents) from a container

‘he emptied out the contents of his briefcase’;

Emptyverb

(of a place) be vacated by people in it

‘the pub suddenly seemed to empty’;

Emptyverb

(of a river) flow into (the sea or a lake)

‘the river's southern stream emptied into the estuary’;

Emptynoun

a bottle or glass left empty of its contents

‘the barman collected the empties’;