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Meaning of hollow in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑloʊ/
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Verb
hollow
Definitions
1.
remove the inner part or the core of
Examples
« the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite »
2.
remove the interior of
Examples
« hollow out a tree trunk »
Classifying Adjective
hollow
Definitions
1.
deliberately deceptive
Examples
« hollow (or false) promises »
« false pretenses »
Synonyms
insincere
2.
as if echoing in a hollow space
Examples
« the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom »
Synonyms
reverberant
ringing
3.
devoid of significance or point
Examples
« empty promises »
« a hollow victory »
« vacuous comments »
Synonyms
meaningless
nonmeaningful
Noun
hollow
Definitions
1.
a cavity or space in something
Examples
« hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks »
2.
a small valley between mountains
Examples
« he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians »
3.
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Qualitative Adjective
hollow
Etymology
Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole
Definitions
1.
not solid
Examples
« 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 »
Synonyms
cavernous
deep-set
sunken
recessed
empty
fistular
fistulate
fistulous
hollowed
tubular
cannular
Antonyms
solid