diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/src/Variable.ts b/packages/scope-manager/src/Variable.ts
index 3460e52feb7..32f5daec4bb 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/src/Variable.ts
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/src/Variable.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ class Variable {
    * `true` if the variable is valid in a type context, false otherwise
    */
   public isTypeVariable(): boolean {
+    if (this.defs.length === 0) {
+      // we don't statically know whether this is a type or a value
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return this.defs.some(def => TypeDefinitionTypes.has(def.type));
   }
 
@@ -67,6 +72,11 @@ class Variable {
    * `true` if the variable is valid in a value context, false otherwise
    */
   public isValueVariable(): boolean {
+    if (this.defs.length === 0) {
+      // we don't statically know whether this is a type or a value
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return this.defs.some(def => ValueDefinitionTypes.has(def.type));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
index 77e3f5cc039..a100aca424e 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
     this.close(node);
   }
 
+  protected BreakStatement(): void {
+    // don't reference the break statement's label
+  }
+
+  protected ContinueStatement(): void {
+    // don't reference the continue statement's label
+  }
+
   protected CallExpression(node: TSESTree.CallExpression): void {
     this.visitChildren(node);
   }
@@ -402,6 +410,10 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
     this.visitClass(node);
   }
 
+  protected ExportAllDeclaration(): void {
+    // this defines no local variables
+  }
+
   protected ExportDefaultDeclaration(
     node: TSESTree.ExportDefaultDeclaration,
   ): void {
@@ -411,6 +423,12 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
   protected ExportNamedDeclaration(
     node: TSESTree.ExportNamedDeclaration,
   ): void {
+    if (node.source) {
+      // export ... from 'foo';
+      // these are external identifiers so there shouldn't be references or defs
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (node.declaration) {
       // export const x = 1;
       this.visit(node.declaration);
@@ -482,6 +500,10 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
     }
   }
 
+  protected MetaProperty(): void {
+    // meta properties all builtin globals
+  }
+
   protected MethodDefinition(node: TSESTree.MethodDefinition): void {
     this.visitProperty(node);
   }
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/src/scope/FunctionScope.ts b/packages/scope-manager/src/scope/FunctionScope.ts
index 14df8263cae..03eb23df473 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/src/scope/FunctionScope.ts
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/src/scope/FunctionScope.ts
@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@ class FunctionScope extends ScopeBase<
     // section 9.2.13, FunctionDeclarationInstantiation.
     // NOTE Arrow functions never have an arguments objects.
     if (this.block.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.ArrowFunctionExpression) {
-      this.defineArguments();
+      this.defineVariable('arguments', this.set, this.variables, null, null);
     }
   }
 
-  private defineArguments(): void {
-    this.defineVariable('arguments', this.set, this.variables, null, null);
-  }
-
   // References in default parameters isn't resolved to variables which are in their function body.
   //     const x = 1
   //     function f(a = x) { // This `x` is resolved to the `x` in the outer scope.