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1. (adj.) hollow
having a space or cavity inside; empty:
a hollow sphere.
2. hollow
having a depression or concavity:
a hollow surface.
3. hollow
sunken:
hollow cheeks.
4. hollow
not resonant:
a hollow voice.
5. hollow
lacking significance:
a hollow victory.
6. hollow
insincere; false:
hollow compliments.
7. (n.) hollow
an empty space within something; hole; cavity.
8. hollow
a shallow valley.
9. (v.t.) hollow
to make hollow (often fol. by out).
10. hollow
to form by hollowing action (often fol. by out):
to hollow a place in the sand.
11. (v.i.) hollow
to become hollow.
12. (adv.) hollow
in a hollow manner:
The accusations rang hollow.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME holw(e),holow, OE holh a hollow place; akin to hole)
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1. (noun) hollow
a cavity or space in something
"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
2. (noun) hollow, holler
a small valley between mountains
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
3. (adj) hole, hollow
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
4. (adj) hollow
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
"a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
5. (adj) hollow
as if echoing in a hollow space
"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
6. (verb) empty, hollow, vacuous
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
7. (verb) excavate, dig, hollow
remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
8. (verb) hollow, hollow out, core out
remove the interior of
"hollow out a tree trunk"
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1. (adjective) hollow
empty inside
an old hollow tree trunk
2. hollow
insincere or insignificant
a hollow victory; hollow promises
3. hollow
bending inward
He had hollow cheeks.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) hollow
having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
2. (adj) hollow
depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken
3. (adj) hollow
reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar
4. (adj) hollow
not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend
5. (adverb) hollow
wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv
6. (noun) hollow
a cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree
7. (noun) hollow
a low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel
8. hollow
hollo
9. (verb) hollow
to make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate
10. (verb) hollow
to shout; to hollo
11. (verb) hollow
to urge or call by shouting
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Sense: having an empty space in it
a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.
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 Afrikaans: hol |
 Arabic: أجْوَف |
 Bulgarian: кухина |
 Brazilian: oco |
 Czech: dutý |
 German: hohl |
 Danish: hul |
 Greek: κούφιος |
 Spanish: hueco |
 Estonian: õõnes |
 Farsi: ميان تهی |
 Finnish: ontto |
 French: creux |
 Hebrew: חָלוּל |
 Hindi: खोखला |
 Croatian: šupalj |
 Hungarian: üre(ge)s |
 Indonesian: berongga |
 Icelandic: holur |
 Italian: vuoto, cavo |
 Japanese: 中空の |
 Korean: 속이 빈 |
 Lithuanian: drevėtas, tuščiaviduris |
 Latvian: tukšs; dobs; caurs |
 Malay: geronggang; berongga |
 Dutch: hol |
 Norwegian: hul |
 Polish: pusty, wydrążony |
 Persian: ميان تهی |
 Pashto: خالیګاه |
 Portuguese: oco |
 Romanian: gol, scobit, dogit |
 Russian: полый |
 Slovak: dutý |
 Slovenian: votel |
 Serbian: šupalj |
 Swedish: ihålig |
 Thai: กลวง |
 Turkish: boş, oyuk, çukur |
 Taiwanese: 中空的 |
 Ukrainian: порожній; пустий |
 Urdu: کھوکھلا |
 Vietnamese: rỗng |
 Chinese: 中空的 |
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