Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Use
Use verb - To put into action or service.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Hardball, when he realizes the power-negating S.P.I.N.Tech dart Iron Man was about to use on Hulk was an empty he substituted when he stole the real one for Hydra.
Source: Comic Book / World War Hulk -
Averted in City Hunter, Ryo knows when his weapon his empty or not and will not try to use it when it's empty.
Source: Noisy Guns -
Played straight with empty bottles which you can use to reflect Phantom Ganon and Ganondorf's attack instead of using your sword.
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Use and Empty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/use
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Use or Empty. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/use.
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