void

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Containing nothing

   Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

   • Today's youth's brains are sucked void of common sense.
   • I'll get me to a place more void.
   • And the earth was without forme, and voyd, and darkeneſſe was vpon the face of the deepe: and the Spirit of God mooued vpon the face of the waters.
2. 2

   Having no incumbent

   Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

   • divers great offices that had been long void
3. 3

   Being without

   Being without; destitute; devoid.

   • Suppoſe they be in number infinit, Yet being voyd of Martiall diſcipline, All running headlong after greedie ſpoiles: […] Their careleſſe ſwords ſhal lanch their fellows throats And make vs triumph in their ouerthrow.
   • He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
   • I envy not in any moods ⁠The captive void of noble rage, ⁠The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]
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   1. 4

      Not producing any effect

      Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

      • [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.
      • I will make void the counsel of Judah.
   2. 5

      Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

      • null and void
      • Taiwan's government says that as the island has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China, its sovereignty claims are void.
   3. 6

      Containing no immaterial quality

      Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

      • And senseless words she gave, and sounding strain, / But senseless, lifeless! idol void and vain!
   4. 7

      Of a function or method, that does not return a value

      Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.

      • In particular, the roll method is void — it has no return value.
      • The return value can safely be ignored if it is a void function.
   5. 8

      Having no cards in a particular suit.

   6. 9

      An empty space

      An empty space; a vacuum.

      • Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.
      • Pride, where Wit fails, steps in to our defence, / And fills up all the mighty void of Sense.
   7. 10

      An extended region of space containing no galaxies.

   8. 11

      A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

   9. 12

      A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

   10. 13

       An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps…

       An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.

   11. 14

       A black cat.

       • My little void is so sweet sometimes.
   12. 15

       An empty place

       An empty place; a location that has nothing useful.

       • From the logistics hub, the spoil will be taken by rail to Barrington in Cambridgeshire, Cliffe in Kent, and Rugby in Warwickshire. It will be used to fill voids at these locations which will then be used for housing developments.
   13. 16

       The lack of cards in a particular suit.

   14. 17

       A cavity or empty space caused by water erosion.

   15. 18

       An instance of urination.

   16. 19

       To make invalid or worthless.

       • Near-synonym: nullify
       • He voided the check and returned it.
       • Opening this subassembly will void the warranty; there are no user-serviceable parts inside it.
   17. 20

       Synonym of empty (verb).

       • void one’s bladder
       • void one’s bowels
   18. 21

       To throw or send out

       To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

       • to void excrement
       • You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
       • With shovel, like a fury, voided out / The earth and scattered bones.
   19. 22

       To withdraw

       To withdraw; to depart.

   20. 23

       To remove the contents of

       To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

       • to void a table
       • If they will fight with us, bid them come down, / Or void the field.
   21. 24

       A voidee.

       • Late on the final evening, as the customary ‘void’ – spiced wine and sweetmeats – was served, more elaborate disguisings in the great hall culminated in the release of a flock of white doves.

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