Void - English meaning

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Do away with

verb

To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Usage examples:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Past simple and past participle of abolish

verb

To end an activity or custom officially

Usage examples:

I think bullfighting should be abolished., national service was abolished in the uk in 1962.

verb

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Usage examples:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike

verb

To officially end a law, agreement, or custom

Usage examples:

The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.

verb

To end a law, agreement, or custom formally

Usage examples:

The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

noun

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

Usage examples:

A rope led down into the dark abyss

noun

A very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

Usage examples:

The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness., she found herself on th…

noun

A difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction

Usage examples:

The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness., she found herself on th…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Usage examples:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Usage examples:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Usage examples:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Usage examples:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

verb

To stay away from someone or something

Usage examples:

I try to avoid supermarkets on saturdays - they're always so busy., i'm anxious to avoid the motorw…

verb

To prevent something from happening or to not allow yourself to do something

Usage examples:

[ + -ing verb ] i try to avoid going shopping on saturdays., the report studiously avoided any ment…

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Usage examples:

He was bare from the waist up

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

Usage examples:

He bared his chest to show his scar

determiner

A large amount or number of.

Usage examples:

My birthday's on the 22nd—i'm gonna get bare cash

adjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.

Usage examples:

The plains of kyrenia were barren

noun

A barren tract or tracts of land.

Usage examples:

The newfoundland barrens

adjective

Unable to produce plants or fruit

Usage examples:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

adjective

(of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain.

Usage examples:

A blank wall

noun

A space left to be filled in a document.

Usage examples:

Leave blanks to type in the appropriate names

verb

Make (something) blank or empty.

Usage examples:

Electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

noun

A new page or section inserted in a book to replace the original text, typically to correct an error.

Usage examples:

A cancel title page

noun

An empty space within a solid object.

Usage examples:

The abdominal cavity

noun

A hole in a surface or a hollow inside something

Usage examples:

The abdominal/chest cavity

noun

A hole, or an empty space between two surfaces

Usage examples:

The gold was hidden in a secret cavity.

noun

A deep fissure in the earth's surface.

Usage examples:

A chasm a mile long

noun

A deep opening in earth or rock

Usage examples:

The little bridge over that deep chasm looked very unsafe.

noun

A very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground

Usage examples:

They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

Usage examples:

Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Usage examples:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Usage examples:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Usage examples:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

Usage examples:

A desolate pennine moor

verb

Make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

Usage examples:

The droughts that desolated the dry plains

adjective

(of a place) having no living things; empty

Usage examples:

A desolate landscape, when her son left for a year abroad, she felt desolate.

verb

Refuse to declare valid.

Usage examples:

He was offside and the goal was disallowed

verb

To state officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way

Usage examples:

The monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry., disallow clai…

verb

To say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way

Usage examples:

All protests have been disallowed in the city., the england team had two goals disallowed.

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

adjective

(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.

Usage examples:

Their promises were empty words

noun

The state of containing nothing.

Usage examples:

The vast emptiness of space

noun

Empty space

Usage examples:

She loves the emptiness of the desert., he tried to ignore the feeling of emptiness .

noun

The fact of not being sincere or having no real meaning

Usage examples:

The emptiness of these political gestures

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

verb

Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

Usage examples:

Several families were evacuated from their homes

verb

Move out of an unsafe location into safety

verb

To remove people from a dangerous place

Usage examples:

[ t ] residents were ordered to evacuate the area before the hurricane made landfall., [ u ] a chem…

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Usage examples:

His driving licence expired

verb

Past simple and past participle of expire

verb

If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use

Usage examples:

My passport expires next month., the contract between the two companies will expire at the end of t…

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Usage examples:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Usage examples:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

Usage examples:

The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

noun

An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

Usage examples:

The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

A very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast

Usage examples:

The gulf of mexico

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens, or a space where something no longer is

Usage examples:

Peace talks resumed this week after a five-month hiatus.

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing

Usage examples:

The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus.

noun

A hollow place in a solid body or surface.

Usage examples:

The dog had dug a hole in the ground

verb

Make a hole or holes in.

Usage examples:

A fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started

noun

An empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object

Usage examples:

Dig a hole we dug a hole and planted the tree., hole in my jumper's got a hole in it., drill a hole…

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

adjective

Not producing the results that are wanted; not effective

Usage examples:

Those pills were ineffective – i still have a headache.

adjective

Not producing the effects or results that are wanted

Usage examples:

They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed., prove ineffective the army has proved i…

adjective

Not working or taking effect.

Usage examples:

The act may be rendered inoperative

adjective

If a law or rule is inoperative, it does not have any effect and cannot be used

Usage examples:

Legislation to repeal inoperative provisions in the tax law was approved., make/render sth inoperat…

adjective

(of a law, rule, etc.) not having effect or power, or (of a machine, system, etc.) not working or not able to work as usual

Usage examples:

The old regulations became inoperative when the new ones were issued., there were guidelines about …

noun

A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

Usage examples:

She spent the rest of her life as an invalid

verb

Remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

He was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry

adjective

(of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized because it contravenes a regulation or law.

Usage examples:

The will was declared invalid and the children were entitled to the estate

verb

Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

Usage examples:

His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb

To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable

Usage examples:

A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb

To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable

Usage examples:

If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

noun

An unfilled space; a gap.

Usage examples:

The journal has filled a lacuna in middle eastern studies

noun

An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing

adjective

No longer valid; expired.

Usage examples:

A lapsed insurance policy

verb

(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.

Usage examples:

He let his membership of cnd lapse

adjective

No longer being continued or paid

Usage examples:

One suggestion is to revive lapsed tax breaks for businesses' research expenses.

verb

Make ineffective; nullify.

Usage examples:

Alcohol negates the effects of the drug

verb

To show something to be wrong or to be the opposite of what was thought, or to cause something to have no effect

Usage examples:

The increase in sales was negated by the rising cost of materials.

noun

Non-existence; nothingness.

Usage examples:

Even the scientist, as an individual human being, may come face to face with nihility opening up to…

adjective

Not able to work as intended or not able to succeed

Usage examples:

It's an interesting proposal but it's simply economically non-viable., they fiercely contested the …

noun

The absence or cessation of life or existence.

Usage examples:

The fear of the total nothingness of death

noun

A state or place where nothing is present, or where nothing important is present

adjective

Of no value or importance.

Usage examples:

A nugatory and pointless observation

adjective

Worth nothing or of little value

Usage examples:

A nugatory amount

adjective

Having no legal or binding force; invalid.

Usage examples:

The court ruled that the contract contained several infringements and therefore declared it null an…

noun

A zero.

verb

Combine (a signal) with another in order to create a null; cancel out.

Usage examples:

The tumour can be more readily identified by nulling the high signal from bone marrow

adjective

(of an agreement or contract) having no legal effect and to be considered therefore as if it did not exist

adjective

No longer legally accepted

Usage examples:

Declare/make/render sth null and void a judge declared all postal votes null and void.

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Usage examples:

It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

Past simple and past participle of nullify

Usage examples:

The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977., all my hard work was nullified when i lost my n…

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Usage examples:

It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Usage examples:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Usage examples:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

noun

An act or thing that is legally void.

Usage examples:

It is submitted that the certificates of default on the two recognizances in question are nullities…

noun

Something such as an agreement or decision which no longer has legal force

Usage examples:

The judge ruled that the failure to use the right application form did not render the appeal a null…

verb

Destroy utterly; wipe out.

Usage examples:

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind

noun

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.

Usage examples:

They drank themselves into oblivion

noun

The state of being unconscious or lacking awareness of what is happening around you

Usage examples:

He wrote one extraordinary book and then faded into oblivion.

adjective

Outdated

Usage examples:

The information in the book is out of date., out-of-date fashions

adjective

Laws, systems, processes, etc. that are out of date are no longer useful or correct because they are not based on recent changes or developments

Usage examples:

Current regulations are out of date., 5/20/50, etc. years out of date in some cases, information pr…

noun

A large hole in the ground.

Usage examples:

I do not see any risk of these pits becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

verb

Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

Usage examples:

You'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions

verb

Remove the pit from (fruit).

Usage examples:

Leave some cherries whole so people can see later on how hard you worked pitting real cherries.

verb

Rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling.

Usage examples:

Bob had helped purge martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her

noun

An abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.

Usage examples:

Many of us live in fear of a purge

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Usage examples:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Usage examples:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Usage examples:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

Usage examples:

The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Usage examples:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

Usage examples:

She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

verb

To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject

Usage examples:

The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…

verb

To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do

Usage examples:

Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Usage examples:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Usage examples:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Usage examples:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

Draw back.

Usage examples:

She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt

verb

To say publicly that you will not do something you had said you would do, or to admit that something that you had said was true is false

Usage examples:

[ t ] she had to retract statements in published articles., [ t ] the pilot retracted the landing g…

verb

To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false

Usage examples:

Retract a statement/comment/decision a political uproar followed, and he quickly retracted his comm…

verb

Move backwards.

Usage examples:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Usage examples:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Usage examples:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Usage examples:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Usage examples:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Usage examples:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Usage examples:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

Past simple and past participle of revoke

Usage examples:

The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.

noun

A continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

Usage examples:

A table took up much of the space

verb

Position (two or more items) at a distance from one another.

Usage examples:

The poles are spaced 3m apart

noun

An empty place

Usage examples:

[ c ] a parking/storage space, [ u ] he was staring into space, seeing nothing., [ c ] out west the…

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 52, a brittle, shiny, silvery-white metalloid resembling selenium and occurring mainly in small amounts in metallic sulphide ores.

noun

(in tonic sol-fa) the seventh note of a major scale.

The chemical element tellurium.

verb

Bring to an end.

Usage examples:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Usage examples:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Usage examples:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

verb

Relieve (someone) of a burden.

Usage examples:

But it has been so bad for so many years that i was glad to be unburdened.

verb

To free yourself of something that is worrying you, by talking about it to someone

Usage examples:

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

adjective

Not filled.

Usage examples:

There are a number of unfilled posts in this area of nursing

adjective

An unfilled job or position has no one doing or holding it

Usage examples:

Mccaffrey's job remains unfilled., all the hospitals in the area have unfilled positions right now.

adjective

(of a place) without inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Small uninhabited islands

verb

Remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.).

Usage examples:

She hadn't finished unloading the car

verb

To remove the contents of something such as goods from a vehicle, the bullets from a gun, or the film from a camera

Usage examples:

[ t ] she unloaded her grocery bags from the back of the minivan., [ t ] monaghan has said he is re…

verb

To remove goods from a vehicle or ship

Usage examples:

Trucking companies are trying to cut the time drivers spend waiting in line to load or unload., the…

adjective

(of a building, seat, etc.) not being occupied or used.

Usage examples:

The house has been unoccupied for some time

adjective

Without anyone in it, or not busy

Usage examples:

Are there any unoccupied seats in that row?

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

noun

An unoccupied position or job.

Usage examples:

A vacancy for a shorthand typist

noun

A place or position that is available

Usage examples:

The motel was full – we saw the "no vacancy" sign., these companies have a lot of vacancies (= jobs…

noun

A job that is available in an organization and that people can apply for

Usage examples:

We currently have a vacancy for a sales representative., job/staff vacancies job vacancies in londo…

adjective

(of a place) not occupied; empty.

Usage examples:

40 per cent of the offices are still vacant

noun

Lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness.

Usage examples:

He denounced what he considered the frivolity or vacuity of much contemporary painting

noun

The quality of showing no intelligent thought

Usage examples:

Arrogance, moral vacuity, and the abuse of power are now routine., it is easy to mock pop culture's…

noun

A space entirely devoid of matter.

Usage examples:

Since by definition it contains no matter, the vacuum of space itself has no temperature.

verb

Clean with a vacuum cleaner.

Usage examples:

The room needs to be vacuumed

noun

A space without any gas or other matter in it, or a space from which most of the air or gas has been removed

Usage examples:

Edison knew that he had to create a vacuum inside the lightbulb., fig. no marriage exists in a vacu…

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…

adjective

Having no real value or use.

Usage examples:

That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

Usage examples:

Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

Usage examples:

The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…