noun
- empty containers, especially bottles or cans
Usage: informal; plural
verb
- third person singular present of empty; makes or becomes empty
Examples
- Please take the empties to the recycling center.
- The store pays five cents for each of the empties you return.
- She empties the dishwasher every morning.
- The river empties into the ocean.
- He empties his pockets before doing laundry.
- The theater empties quickly after the show ends.