container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing

clean out, clear out - empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"

bleed - drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"

evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"

evacuate, exhaust - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)

eviscerate - remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"

void - clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"

clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"

clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"

exhaust - use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"

knock out - empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"

drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

gut - empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building"

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

flow away, flow off - flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

offload, unload - take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"

meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

hollow - not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"

hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"

drained - emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"