Empty vs. Full

Empty vs. Full — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Empty and Full

Emptyadjective

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach

Fulladjective

Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.

The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.

Emptyadjective

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

Fulladjective

Complete; with nothing omitted.

Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.

Emptyadjective

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

Fulladjective

Total, entire.

She had tattoos the full length of her arms.He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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Emptyadjective

Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.

Fulladjective

(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

"I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.

Emptyadjective

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

empty words, or threats

Fulladjective

Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.

a full pleated skirt;She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.

Emptyadjective

Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.

empty pleasures

Fulladjective

Having depth and body; rich.

a full singing voice
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Emptyadjective

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.

empty dreams

Fulladjective

(obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

Emptyadjective

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

an empty vine

Fulladjective

Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.

She's full of her latest project.

Emptyadjective

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

empty brains; an empty coxcomb

Fulladjective

Filled with emotions.

Emptyverb

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

to empty a well or a cisternThe cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.

Fulladjective

(obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.

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.

Fulladjective

Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.

Nines full of aces = three nines and two aces (999AA).I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.

Emptynoun

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

Put the empties out to be recycled.

Fulladjective

(AU) Drunk, intoxicated

Emptynoun

a container that has been emptied;

return all empties to the store

Fulladverb

(archaic) Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Emptyverb

make void or empty of contents;

Empty the boxThe alarm emptied the building

Fullnoun

Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.

I was fed to the full.

Emptyverb

become empty or void of its content;

The room emptied

Fullnoun

(of the moon) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.

Emptyverb

leave behind empty; move out of;

You must vacate your office by tonight

Fullnoun

(freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

Emptyverb

remove;

Empty the water

Fullverb

(of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.

Emptyverb

excrete or discharge from the body

Fullverb

(transitive) To baptise.

Emptyadjective

holding or containing nothing;

an empty glassan empty roomfull of empty seatsempty hours

Fullverb

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

Emptyadjective

devoid of significance or point;

empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous comments

Fullverb

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening;

full the cloth

Emptyadjective

having nothing inside;

an empty sphere

Fullverb

make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering

Emptyadjective

needing nourishment;

after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertimeempty-bellied children

Fullverb

increase in phase;

the moon is waxing

Emptyadjective

emptied of emotion;

after the violent argument he felt empty

Fulladjective

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;

a full glassa sky full of starsa full lifethe auditorium was full to overflowing

Fulladjective

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;

an entire town devastated by an earthquakegave full attentiona total failure

Fulladjective

complete in extent or degree and in every particular;

a full gamea total eclipsea total disaster

Fulladjective

filled to satisfaction with food or drink;

a full stomach

Fulladjective

(of sound) having marked depth and body;

full tonesa full voice

Fulladjective

having the normally expected amount;

gives full measuregives good measurea good mile from here

Fulladjective

being at a peak or culminating point;

broad dayfull summerhigh noon

Fulladjective

not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit;

an undivided interest in the propertya full share

Fulladjective

having ample fabric;

the current taste for wide trousersa full skirt

Fulladverb

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form);

fully grownhe didn't fully understandknew full wellfull-grownfull-fledged