1. A reference to an empty area or space: By midnight, the street will be void of people and traffic.
2. Pertaining to a state of nonexistence: Ted thought the novel he was reading was void of interest; so, he planned to take it back to the library tomorrow.

1. A large empty space: As a result of the severe drought, or extreme lack of rain, the lake became void of water.
2. An emptiness caused by the loss of something or someone: After his dog died, Matt had a void in his life.
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1. To clear a room, a house, or a place of occupants or to empty or to clear a place, receptacle, etc. of something: The overloaded gas tank of the car at the filling station was voiding when the customer tried to add too much gas.
2. Making or declaring something as invalid or that it is no longer in effect: The guarantee of the vacuum cleaner stated that any unauthorized repairs would void the warranty.
3. To take away a legal force of or to render something ineffective and to declare it as invalid: The trial about Bill's speeding was voided by the judge because it was only a mile over the limit in that section,

The U.S. Embassy issued a new passport and voided the old one for Andrew.

A contract can be valid, but it may be legally voided at the option of anyone who is involved.

1. No longer valid.
2. Having no force, binding power, or validity.
3. Invalid, unenforceable, having no legal force or effect.
4. Without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
5. Being or amounting to nothing; nil; lacking; nonexistent.