Definitions for hollow
ˈhɒl oʊhol·low

Princeton's WordNet(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hollownoun

   a cavity or space in something

   "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

2. hollow, hollernoun

   a small valley between mountains

   "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

3. hole, hollowadjective

   a depression hollowed out of solid matter

4. hollowadjective

   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. hollowadjective

   as if echoing in a hollow space

   "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"

6. empty, hollow, vacuousverb

   devoid of significance or point

   "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

7. excavate, dig, hollowverb

   remove the inner part or the core of

   "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

8. hollow, hollow out, core outverb

   remove the interior of

   "hollow out a tree trunk"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hollowadjective

   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

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

2. Hollowadjective

   depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

3. Hollowadjective

   reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

4. Hollowadjective

   not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

5. Hollownoun

   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

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

6. Hollownoun

   a low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

7. Hollowverb

   to make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

8. Hollowadverb

   wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

9. Hollow

   hollo

   Etymology: [See Hollo.]

10. Hollowverb

    to shout; to hollo

    Etymology: [See Hollo.]

11. Hollowverb

    to urge or call by shouting

    Etymology: [See Hollo.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hollow

   hol′ō, adj. vacant: not solid: containing an empty space: sunken: unsound: insincere.—n. a hole: a cavity: any depression in a body: any vacuity: a groove: a channel.—v.t. to make a hole in: to make hollow by digging: to excavate.—adv. completely: clean.—adjs. Holl′ow-eyed, having sunken eyes; Holl′ow-heart′ed, having a hollow or untrue heart: faithless: treacherous.—adv. Holl′owly (Shak.), in a hollow or insincere manner.—ns. Holl′owness, the state of being hollow: cavity: insincerity: treachery; Holl′ow-ware, trade name for hollow articles of iron, as pots and kettles.—Beat hollow, to beat wholly. [A.S. holh, a hollow place—hol. See Hole.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hollow

   The bore of a rocket. In naval architecture, a name for the fifth or top-timber-sweep (which see). Also, hollow or curved leeches of sails, in contradistinction to straight.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hollow in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hollow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hollow in a Sentence

1. Metastasio:

   As gold is tried by the furnace, and the baser metal shown, so the hollow-hearted friend is known by adversity.

2. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   You have locked the chain around the heart that loves you; for the perpetual search for love remains hollow.

3. Theresa Dellinger:

   There are little hollow hairs in that fluffy, hairy material, it's not going to reach out and bite you, but if someone brushes up against that hair, it'll release toxins that you'll have a reaction to.

4. Sanjay Jha:

   He raised issues that mattered, unlike PM Modi, who indulged in hollow rhetoric.

5. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert:

   While death and injury tolls continue to rise, steps taken so far will remain hollow if not completed. The people must be served and protected, not violently oppressed.

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