Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
Shak.
Being of those virtues vacant.
Shak.
There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair.
Longfellow.
2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged;
free; as, vacant hours.
Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of those . . . at
leisure, and vacant from the affairs of the world.
Dr. H. More.
There was not a minute of the day which he left vacant.
Bp. Fell.
3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a
vacant throne; a vacant parish.
Special dignities which vacant lie For thy best use and wearing.
Shak.
4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
reflection; as, a vacant mind.
The duke had a pleasant and vacant face.
Sir H. Wotton.
When on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood.
Wordsworth.
5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier;
as, a vacant estate. Bouvier.
Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person, or where all
the heirs are unknown, or where all the known heirs to it have
renounced it. Burrill.
Syn. — Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged; unincumbered;
uncrowded; idle. — Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is
nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle. Vacant adds the
idea of having been previously filled, or intended to be filled or
occupied; as, a vacant seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours.
When we speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the absence
of the intelligence naturally to be expected there.
Va"cant*ly (?), adv. In a vacant manner; inanely.
Va"cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vacated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Vacating.] [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See Vacant.] 1. To make
vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was
resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England;
the tenant vacated the house.
2. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority
or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a charter; to vacate
proceedings in a cause.
That after act vacating the authority of the precedent.
Eikon Basilike.
The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was Vacated by the
apostolical institution of the Lord's Day.
R. Nelson.