to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to become empty; to be emptied
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
bluffing; bluster; bravado
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
tea served without sweets
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
lacking cargo; in ballast
(unusually) dry rainy season
dead card (comp. karuta); cards that are not present at the start of the match
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours
empty promise; hollow promise
fictitious business trip; fraudulent claim of expenses for a nonexistent business trip
applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling
blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
flattery; insincere praise; empty compliments
empty string; null string
fictitious transaction; paper transaction
clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)
embossing; inkless stamping
empty string; null string
Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
empty (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
empty string; null string
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
tenpai with all potential winning tiles visible on table (impossible to win)
spent shell casing; empty cartridge
dummy update; null update
Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)