Empty

Empty can be used as a verb, which means to make something empty. A few things that can be emptied in spoken English include ( most to least common): garbage, bank account, room, cupboards, bathtub/bathwater, mind, stomach, bowels. Examples follow.

#1) The garbage can is overflowing, but no one will empty the garbage.
#2) After she killed her husband, she emptied her bank account and left the country.
#3) The band emptied the room by playing "Hotel California."
#4) My relatives stayed for a week. They emptied the cupboards, eating everything in the house.
#5) Don't empty the bathtub yet. I want to take a bath, too.
#6) Before going to sleep, I try not to think. I empty my mind and try to relax. (not think)
#7) Someone drank too much at the party and emptied their stomach on the bathroom rug. (vomit)
#8) During our fishing trip, my father emptied his bowels over the side of the boat. (shit)


A person may also feel empty and this could indicate an absence of: emotion, purpose, energy or a combination of the three. Example: #1) I had a challenging week at work and now I feel empty. #2) I felt empty after my wife and kids left me.