(a) To support (sb. or sth.) physically, hold upright; bear the weight of (sb. or sth.); prevent (sb. or sth.) from falling; also fig. & in fig. context; anat. support (a part of the body), provide a……

(a) The act of emptying the stomach; ?also, emptiness of the stomach [cp. voidenes(se n. 1.(a)] (b) the evacuation of earth from an underground area; (c) anat. empty space within the body,……

(a) Without contents, empty; also fig. and in fig. context; of a river: empty of water, etc.; of a pen: empty of ink (b) of the stomach or part of the intestinal tract: without food, empty; of the……