Visual meaning of 'empties'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of empties: (usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

noun

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

"Put the empties out to be recycled."

item utensil drink

Visual illustration of empties: To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

verb

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

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

action utility process

Visual illustration of empties: Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination. - Image 1

empties: Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination. - Thumbnail 1

empties: Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination. - Thumbnail 2

verb

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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