Empty-handed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  empty-handed \empty-handed\ adj.
     having acquired or gained nothing; as, the returned from the
     negotiations empty-handed.
  
     Syn: unrewarded.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. carrying nothing in the hands.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  empty-handed
       adj 1: having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the
              negotiations empty-handed" [syn: {unrewarded}]
       2: carrying nothing in the hands