void
adj.
lacking legal validity, null
n.
emptiness, space, vacuity, opening, gap
v.
empty; make invalid
Void
void
Noun
1. the state of nonexistence
(synonym) nothingness, nullity
(hypernym) nonexistence, nonentity
(hyponym) thin air
(derivation) invalidate, annul, quash, avoid, nullify
2. an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
(synonym) vacancy, emptiness, vacuum
(hypernym) space
Verb
1. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
(synonym) invalidate, annul, quash, avoid, nullify
(hypernym) cancel, strike down
(hyponym) break
(derivation) nothingness, nullity
2. 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"
(hypernym) empty
(derivation) vacancy, emptiness, vacuum
3. take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract"
(synonym) invalidate, vitiate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
4. excrete or discharge from the body
(synonym) evacuate, empty
(hypernym) excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
(hyponym) suction
(derivation) defecator, voider, shitter
Adjective
1. lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void"
(synonym) null
(similar) invalid
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"
(similar) empty
Void
(v. i.)
To be emitted or evacuated.
(n.)
An empty space; a vacuum.
(a.)
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements.
(a.)
To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.
(a.)
To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.
(a.)
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.
(a.)
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
(a.)
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like.
(a.)
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
(a.)
Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
(a.)
Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Void
To urinate. Just as we can void a check and empty it of value, so can we void our bladder and empty it of urine. According to Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, the intransitive form of the verb "void" means "to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body." We do not agree with this definition. "Void" in this sense is only applied to "liquid waste" (urine), never to "solid waste’ (feces).