Empty vs. Toom — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Empty and Toom
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Empty
Containing nothing; not filled or occupied
The room was empty of furniture
She put down her empty cup
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Toom
Empty; bare.
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Empty
(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity
Their promises were empty words
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Toom
(chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is deposited.
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Empty
Having no value or purpose
Her life felt empty and meaningless
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Toom
Vacant time, leisure.
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Empty
Remove all the contents of (a container)
Pockets were emptied of loose change
We empty the till at closing time
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Toom
To empty; teem.
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Empty
A bottle or glass left empty of its contents
The barman collected the empties
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Toom
Empty.
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Empty
Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing
An empty bag.
An empty lot.
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Toom
To empty.
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Empty
(Mathematics) Having no elements or members; null
An empty set.
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Empty
Having no occupants; not being used
An empty chair.
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Empty
Not having an incumbent or occupant; unfilled
An empty post at the embassy.
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Empty
Not put to purposeful use; idle
Empty hours.
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Empty
Lacking force or power
An empty threat.
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Empty
Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless
An empty life.
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Empty
Needing nourishment; hungry
"More fierce and more inexorable far / Than empty tigers or the roaring sea" (Shakespeare).
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Empty
Devoid; destitute
Empty of pity.
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Empty
To remove the contents of
Emptied the dishwasher.
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Empty
To transfer or pour off completely
Empty the ashes into a pail.
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Empty
To unburden; relieve
Empty oneself of doubt.
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Empty
To become empty
The theater emptied after the performance.
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Empty
To discharge its contents
The river empties into a bay.
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Empty
An empty container.
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Empty
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
An empty purse
An empty jug
An empty stomach
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Empty
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
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Empty
(obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
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Empty
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
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Empty
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Empty words, or threats
Empty offer
Empty promises
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Empty
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Empty pleasures
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Empty
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
Empty dreams
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Empty
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Empty brains
An empty coxcomb
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Empty
(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
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Empty
Producing nothing; unfruitful.
An empty vine
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Empty
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.
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Empty
(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.
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Empty
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
Put the empties out to be recycled.
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Empty
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.
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Empty
Free; clear; devoid; - often with of.
I shall find you empty of that fault.
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Empty
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
When ye go ye shall not go empty.
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Empty
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; - said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
Words are but empty thanks.
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Empty
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; - said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.
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Empty
Producing nothing; unfruitful; - said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind.
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Empty
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
That in civility thou seem'st so empty.
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Empty
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
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Empty
An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; - used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
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Empty
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.
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Empty
To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
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Empty
To become empty.
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Empty
A container that has been emptied;
Return all empties to the store
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Empty
Make void or empty of contents;
Empty the box
The alarm emptied the building
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Empty
Become empty or void of its content;
The room emptied
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Empty
Leave behind empty; move out of;
You must vacate your office by tonight
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Empty
Remove;
Empty the water
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Empty
Excrete or discharge from the body
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Empty
Holding or containing nothing;
An empty glass
An empty room
Full of empty seats
Empty hours
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Empty
Devoid of significance or point;
Empty promises
A hollow victory
Vacuous comments
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Empty
Having nothing inside;
An empty sphere
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Empty
Needing nourishment;
After skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime
Empty-bellied children
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Empty
Emptied of emotion;
After the violent argument he felt empty
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