Empties

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.noun(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

"Put the empties out to be recycled."

2.verbTo make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

"The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film."

3.verbOf 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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