空うつける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become empty; become hollow

Describes something becoming physically empty or hollow inside. Often used for containers, spaces, or objects losing their contents or substance.

• 箱はこの中なか身みがなくなって、箱はこが空うつけた。

  The contents of the box were gone, and the box became empty.

• 木きの幹みきが虫むしに食くわれて空うつけてしまった。

  The tree trunk was eaten by insects and became hollow.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become vacant; become absent-minded; zone out

Used for a person's mental state: relaxing from tension into a blank, vacant, or spaced-out condition. Often implies a temporary lack of focus or presence.

• 試し験けんが終おわって緊きん張ちょうが解とけ、頭あたまが空うつけたような感かんじになった。

  After the exam ended and the tension faded, I felt like my mind went blank.

• 彼かれは疲つかれていて、会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに空うつけてしまった。

  He was tired and zoned out during the meeting.