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hol·low
(hŏl′ō)adj. hol·low·er, hol·low·est
1. Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.
2. Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
3. Without substance or character: a hollow person. See Synonyms at vain.
4. Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery" (Annalyn Swan).
5. Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.
n.
1. A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.
2. An indented or concave surface or area.
3. A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.
4. A small valley between hills or mountains.
v. hol·lowed, hol·low·ing, hol·lows
v.tr.
1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.
2. To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.
v.intr.
To become hollow or empty.
[Middle English holwe, holowe, from holgh, hole, burrow (influenced by hole, hollow), from Old English holh; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
hol′low·ly adv.
hol′low·ness n.
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hollow
(ˈhɒləʊ)adj
1. having a hole, cavity, or space within; not solid
2. having a sunken area; concave
3. recessed or deeply set: hollow cheeks.
4. (of sounds) as if resounding in a hollow place
5. without substance or validity
6. hungry or empty
7. insincere; cynical
8. a hollow leg hollow legs the capacity to eat or drink a lot without ill effects
adv
beat someone hollow informal Brit to defeat someone thoroughly and convincingly
n
9. a cavity, opening, or space in or within something
10. a depression or dip in the land
vb
11. to make or become hollow
12. to form (a hole, cavity, etc) or (of a hole, etc) to be formed
[C12: from holu, inflected form of Old English holh cave; related to Old Norse holr, German hohl; see hole]
ˈhollowly adv
ˈhollowness n
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hol•low
(ˈhɒl oʊ)adj. -low•er, -low•est,
n., v.
adv. adj.
1. having a space or cavity inside; empty: a hollow sphere.
2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface.
3. sunken: hollow cheeks.
4. not resonant: a hollow voice.
5. lacking significance: a hollow victory.
6. insincere; false: hollow compliments.
n. 7. an empty space within something; hole; cavity.
8. a shallow valley.
v.t. 9. to make hollow (often fol. by out).
10. to form by hollowing action (often fol. by out): to hollow a place in the sand.
v.i. 11. to become hollow.
adv. 12. in a hollow manner: The accusations rang hollow.
[before 900; Middle English holw(e),holow, Old English holh a hollow place; akin to hole]
hol′low•ly, adv.
hol′low•ness, n.
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Past participle: hollowed
Gerund: hollowing
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Hollow
Small valley.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() enclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by something |
2. | hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" | |
3. | hollow - a depression hollowed out of solid matter gopher hole - a hole in the ground made by gophers kettle hole, kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation rabbit burrow, rabbit hole - a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits wormhole - hole made by a burrowing worm | |
Verb | 1. | hollow - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" |
2. | hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" hole - make holes in scoop out - hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon" cavern, cavern out - hollow out as if making a cavern excavate - form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity" core - remove the core or center from; "core an apple" | |
Adj. | 1. | 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" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" solid - entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood" |
2. | hollow - as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom" reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" | |
3. | ![]() meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" |
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hollow
adjective
3. worthless, empty, useless, vain, meaningless, pointless, futile, fruitless, specious, Pyrrhic, unavailing Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
worthless valuable, worthwhile, meaningful, genuine
worthless valuable, worthwhile, meaningful, genuine
4. insincere, false, artificial, cynical, hypocritical, hollow-hearted His hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
5. dull, low, deep, flat, rumbling, muted, muffled, expressionless, sepulchral, toneless, reverberant the hollow sound of a gunshot
dull vibrant, expressive
dull vibrant, expressive
noun
1. cavity, cup, hole, bowl, depression, pit, cave, den, basin, dent, crater, trough, cavern, excavation, indentation, dimple, concavity where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
cavity bump, projection, mound
cavity bump, projection, mound
verb
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hollow
adjectivenoun
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hollow
[ˈhɒləʊ]A. ADJ
1. [tree, object] → hueco; [cheeks, eyes] → hundido
it's hollow (inside) → está hueco (por dentro)
his eyes were hollow → tenía los ojos hundidos
she had a hollow feeling in her stomach → tenía una sensación de vacío en el estómago
he felt hollow inside → se sentía vacío por dentro
look how much you've eaten, you must have hollow legs! → ¡qué barbaridad, lo que has comido! ¡debes de tener la solitaria!
it's hollow (inside) → está hueco (por dentro)
his eyes were hollow → tenía los ojos hundidos
she had a hollow feeling in her stomach → tenía una sensación de vacío en el estómago
he felt hollow inside → se sentía vacío por dentro
look how much you've eaten, you must have hollow legs! → ¡qué barbaridad, lo que has comido! ¡debes de tener la solitaria!
2. [gesture, laugh] → falso; [threat, promise] → vano, falso; [words] → hueco, vacío; [person, victory, success] → vacío
their marriage was a hollow sham → su matrimonio era una pura farsa or pantomima
to ring or sound hollow → sonar (a) falso
his denial has a hollow ring (to it) → su negativa suena a falso
their marriage was a hollow sham → su matrimonio era una pura farsa or pantomima
to ring or sound hollow → sonar (a) falso
his denial has a hollow ring (to it) → su negativa suena a falso
B. N
1. (= hole) → hueco m
C. ADV to beat sb hollow → dar una paliza a algn
hollow out VT + ADV → ahuecar
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hollow
(ˈholəu) adjective2. (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow. a hollow voice.cavernoso
noun1. something hollow. hollows in her cheeks.hueco
2. a small valley; a dip in the ground. You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.hondonada
ˈhollowness nounoquedad, lo hueco
beat hollow to beat thoroughly at a game etc. The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday.arrasar, aplastar
hollow out to make hollow. They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat.ahuecar
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hollow
→ huecoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hol·low
a. hueco-a, cóncavo-a.
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hollow
adj & n hueco; — of the hand hueco de la manoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.