empty vs standing room only

empty

verb
  • To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of. 

  • Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination. 

noun
  • A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty. 

adj
  • Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value). 

  • Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season. 

  • Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial. 

  • Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy. 

  • Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain. 

  • Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language. 

  • Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. 

  • Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened. 

standing room only

phrase
  • The situation where an event is so well attended, or public transportation so full, that all of the seats in the venue are occupied, leaving only the ground or the floor for other people. 

How often have the words empty and standing room only occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )