[
US
/ˈvɔɪd/
]
[ UK /vˈɔɪd/ ]
[ UK /vˈɔɪd/ ]
VERB
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declare invalid
void a plea
The contract was annulled - excrete or discharge from the body
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clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
The chemist voided the glass bottle
The concert hall was voided of the audience -
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
invalidate a contract
NOUN
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an empty area or space
the huge desert voids
without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
the emptiness of outer space - the state of nonexistence
ADJECTIVE
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lacking any legal or binding force
null and void -
containing nothing
the earth was without form, and void
How To Use void In A Sentence
- To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
- While on the elimination diet, try to avoid hanging on to a few favourite foods and eating only those. The Allergy Handbook
- Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
- It avoids a phony moral high ground or fake appeals to the sanctity of multilateralism. Globe and Mail
- You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit.
- Avoiding tripping over the lines on deck, you then have to quant your boat through the bridge. Times, Sunday Times
- He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition.
- To avoid fattening, unhealthful fats, you need to understand what types of foods they are concealed in.
- Ministers are attempting to come up with a compromise to avoid defeat on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
- Inconveniences and time requirements are cited as cause for avoiding or procrastinating office visits.