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hollow
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hol·low  (hl)
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 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-1 in Indo-European roots.]

hollow·ly adv.
hollow·ness n.

hollow
Adjective
1. having a hole or space within; not solid: a hollow tree
2. curving inwards: hollow cheeks
3. (of sounds) as if echoing in a hollow place
4. without any real value or worth: a hollow enterprise, lacking purpose, and lacking soul
Adverb
beat someone hollow Brit & NZ informal to defeat someone thoroughly
Noun
1. a cavity or space in something
2. a dip in the land
Verb
(often foll. by out)to form a hole or cavity in [Old English holh cave]
hollowly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hollowhollow - a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
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"
dell, dingle - a small wooded hollow
vale, valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
3.hollow - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
burrow, tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
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
cavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
chuckhole, pothole - a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
rabbit burrow, rabbit hole - a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits
wormhole - hole made by a burrowing worm
Verb1.hollowhollow - 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"
trench, ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
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"
gouge, rout - make a groove in
scollop, scallop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
hole - make holes in
suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
scoop out - hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
cavern, cavern out - hollow out as if making a cavern
cave, undermine - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"
dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
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.hollowhollow - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

hollow
adjective 1. empty, vacant, void, unfilled, not solid << OPPOSITE solid
adjective 2. sunken, depressed, cavernous, indented, concave, deep-set << OPPOSITE rounded
adjective 4. insincere, false, artificial, cynical, hypocritical, hollow-hearted
noun 7. valley, dale, glen, dell, dingle << OPPOSITE hill
verb 8. (often followed by out) scoop out, dig out, excavate, gouge out, channel, groove, furrow
Translations

hollow [ˈhɔləu] adjhueco;
(fig) → vacío; [eyes] → hundido; [sound] → sordo
n (gen) → hueco;
(in ground) → hoyo
vt to hollow out → ahuecar
hollow [ˈhɔləu] adjcreux/euse (fig); faux(fausse)
ncreux m;
(in land) → dépression f (de terrain), cuvette f
vt to hollow out → creuser, évider
hollow [ˈhɔləu] adjhohl;
(eyes) → tief liegend;
(laugh) → unecht;
(sound) → dumpf (fig); leer: (victory, opinion) → wertlos
nVertiefung f
vt to hollow out → aushöhlen
hollow [ˈhɔləu] adjcavo/a, vuoto/a;
(fig) → falso/a; vano/a
ncavità f inv;
(in land) → valletta, depressione f
hollow out vtscavare

hollow
adj hollow [ˈholəu]
1 having an empty space in it a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.holأجْوَفкухинаdutýhulhohlκούφιοςhuecoõõnesميان تهیonttocreuxחָלוּלखोखलाšupaljüre(ge)sberonggaholurvuoto, cavo中空の속이 텅 빈drevėtas, tuščiaviduristukšs; dobs; caursgeronggang; beronggaholhulpusty, wydrążonyocogol, scobit, dogitполыйdutývotelšupaljihåligที่เป็นโพรงboş, oyuk, çukur中空的порожній; пустийکھوکھلاrỗng
2 (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow a hollow voice.holغَيْر رَنّانнеясенdutýhulhohlβαθύςcavernosokumeصداي بمkumeacaverneuxָלוּלपोलाmukao, dubok (glas)tompa (hang)bergaungholur, djúpurcupoうつろな공허한, 낮게 울리는duslus(par skaņu) dobjšlompongholhul, innfallen, innsunketgłuchy, tubalnycavocavernosглухойdutývoteldubokihåligที่เป็นรูboğuk空洞的глухийگہری آواز وغیرہ(âm thanh) từ một nơi rỗng
n
1 something hollow hollows in her cheeks.holteتَجْويف، حُفْرَهвдлъбнатинаdůlek; jáma; dutinafordybning; hulningdie Höhleβαθούλωμα, κουφάλαhuecolohkفرو رفتگیkuoppacreuxשֶׁקַעखोखलाupalost (obrazi)mélyedéscekunganinnfallinn, kinnfiskasoginnincavaturaくぼみ움푹 팬 곳, 구멍įdubimas, duobutė, drevėiekrituši vaigicengkungkuil, holfordypning, hulning, hulhetwgłębieniecovinhascobiturăвыемкаjamkajamicarupica[]hålighet, urholkning, håla, fördjupningโพรงçukur, oyuk凹陷западинаکوئی کھوکھلی چیزnơi trũng xuống
2 a small valley; a dip in the ground You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.laagteوادٍ، سَهْل مُجَوَّفкотловинаúdolífordybningdie Vertiefungγούβαhondonadaorgگودیnotkocreuxבִּקעָהगड्ढा, घाटीudubinavölgylembahdæld; dalurcavitàくぼ地분지, 골짜기dauba, klonisieplakalembahuitdiepingdal(søkk), botnkotlinavaledepresiuneнизинаvýmoľ, roklina, údolieglobelravnicasänkaโพรงküçük vadi山谷лощинаگڑھاthung lũng
n ˈhollowness
holheidتَجْويف، فَراغвдлъбнатостdutina, prázdnotahulhed; tomheddie Hohlheitκενότηταoquedad, lo huecoõõnsakõlalisusفرورفتگیonttouscreuxרֵיקָנוּתखोखलापनlažnost, neiskrenostüre(ge)sségronggaað vera holur/innantómurcavità, vuotoうつろなこと텅 비어 있음, 공허tuštuma, duslumastukšumskekosonganholheidhulhetpustkaconcavidadescobiturăпустотаdutosť, prázdnotavotlostšupljostihålighetโพรงboşluk, oyukluk, çukurluk空洞пустотаکھوکھلاپنsự trũng sâu
beat hollow
to beat thoroughly at a game etc The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday.uitstofيَهْزِمُ هزيمة شامِلَهправя на пух и прахporazit na hlavuslå godt og grundigtvöllig besiegenσυντρίβω (π.χ. σε αγώνα)arrasar, aplastarpõhjalikult löömaشكست سخت خوردنhakatabattre à plate coutureלְהָבִיסजबरदस्त तरीके से हरानाtotalno poraziti, nadmašitilaposra ver vkitmengalahkangjörsigrabattere, superare負かす완전히 패배시키다visiškai sumuštigalīgi sakaut kādukalah teruktotaal verslaanslå sønder og sammenpobić na głowęarrasara bate mărразбить наголовуporaziť na hlavupopolnoma premagatipotpuno porazitige ordentligt med strykทำให้พ่ายแพ้ราบคาบkolayca yenmek把...完全打敗перемогти з великим рахункомکھیل میں مکمل طور پر شکست دیناhoàn toàn đánh bại ai...
hollow out
to make hollow They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat.uitholيُجَوِّفиздълбавамvydlabatudhuleaushöhlenκοιλαίνωahuecarõõnestamaتهی كردنkovertaacreuser, éviderלְעֲשוֹתו חָלוּלखोखला करनाizdupsti, udupsti(ki)vájmelubangihola innanscavareくりぬく속이 비게 하다išskaptuotiizdobtmenebukuithollenuthulewydrążyćescavara scobiвыдалбливатьvydlabaťizdolbstiizdubitiholka (gröpa) ur, göra ihåligเจาะiçini boşaltmak, oymak挖洞видовбуватиکھوکھلا کرناkhoét rỗng

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