Meaning of hollow in English

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
Antonyms
- solid

Pronunciation