hollow

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.

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[Middle English holwe, holowe, from holgh, hole, burrow (influenced by hole, hollow), from Old English holh; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

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hol′low·ly adv.

hol′low·ness n.

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

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.

hollow

Past participle: hollowed
Gerund: hollowing

Imperative

hollow

hollow

Hollow

Small valley.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hollow - 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" holler 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 hole 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
Verb	1.	hollow - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" excavate, dig 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" core out, hollow out 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.	hollow - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" empty, vacuous 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 a hollow cylinder
empty full, occupied, solid

2. sunken, depressed, cavernous, indented, concave, deep-set hollow cheeks
sunken rounded, convex

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

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

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

2. valley, dale, glen, dell, dingle Locals in the sleepy hollow peered out of their country cottages.
valley hill, mountain, height, rise, bluff, knoll, kopje or koppie (S. African)

verb

1. (often followed by out) scoop out, dig out, excavate, gouge out, channel, groove, furrow Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone.

hollow

adjective

1. Curving inward:

cavernous, concave, indented, sunken.

2. Lacking value, use, or substance:

empty, idle, otiose, vacant, vain.

noun

1. A space in an otherwise solid mass:

cavity, hole, pocket, vacuity, void.

2. An area sunk below its surroundings:

basin, concavity, depression, dip, pit, sag, sink, sinkhole.

Translations

أَجْوَفأجْوَفتَجْويف، حُفْرَهغَيْر رَنّانوادٍ، سَهْل مُجَوَّف

dutýjámaúdolídůlekdutina

hulhulningfordybning

hohlHöhleVertiefung

κούφιος

huecovacíofalsohondonadahundido

ontto

creuxvideenfoncementvalcaverneux

खोखला

šupalj

mélyedéstompa

dæld; dalurholurholur, djúpurinnfallinn, kinnfiskasoginn

scavarecavodepressioneincavareinfossamento

空洞の

속이 빈

daubadrevėdrevėtasduslumasduslus

caursdobjšdobsdobumsiekrituši vaigi

holleeg

hulhulninginnfalleninnsunketbotn

pusty

ocovazio

полый

dutý

votel

ihålig

เป็นโพรง

oyukboğukboşçukurküçük vadi

کھوکھلا

trống rỗng

中空的凹陷山谷空心的空洞的

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!

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

3. [sound, noise] → hueco
a deep, hollow voice whispered his name → una voz profunda y cavernosa susurró su nombre
her voice sounded tired and hollow → su voz sonaba cansada y apagada

B. N

1. (= hole) → hueco m

2. (= depression) (in ground, surface) → hoyo m
the hollow of one's hand → el cuenco or (Mex) la cuenca de la mano

C. ADV to beat sb hollow → dar una paliza a algn

hollow out VT + ADV → ahuecar

hollow

[ˈhɒləʊ]

adj

(not solid) [object] → creux/euse; [cheeks, eyes] → creux/euse
a hollow space → un creux

(= insincere) [promise, words, threat] → en l'air, creux/euse
political parties giving hollow promises that it will all get better → des partis politiques qui font des promesses en l'air comme quoi tout va aller mieux

a hollow victory → une piètre victoire

[sound, noise] → creux/euse

n (gen) → creux m; (in land) → dépression f (de terrain), cuvette f

hollow out

vt sep [+ rock, stone] → creuser; [+ wood] → évider; [+ vegetable] → évider

hollow

adj

→ hohl; (= concave) surface, cheeks → hohl, eingefallen; eyes → tief liegend; (= empty) feeling → hohl, leer; I feel hollow (inside) (= hungry) → ich habe ein Loch im Bauch (inf); (after a bad shock) → ich fühle mich innerlich leer

(= meaningless) gesture, threat, sham, words, promise → leer; victory → geschenkt; (= insincere) person → unaufrichtig; laugh → hohl; (= forced) → gequält; to sound hollow, to have a hollow ring (to it) (fig) → hohl klingen; this claim rings hollow → diese Behauptung klingt hohl or falsch

sound → hohl, dumpf; voice → hohl; with a (deep,) hollow voice → mit Grabesstimme

n

(= cavity) → Höhlung f; (in larger structure) → Hohlraum m; the hollow in the tree’s trunk → die Höhlung im Baum

(= depression) → Vertiefung f; (= small valley) → (Boden)senke f; a wooded hollow → eine bewaldete Niederung; in the hollow between two waves → im Wellental; to hold something in the hollow of one’s hand → etw in der hohlen Hand halten; the hollow of the back → das Kreuz

adv (Brit) to beat somebody hollow (inf) → jdn haushoch schlagen, jdn fertigmachen (inf)

hollow

[ˈhɒləʊ]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → cavo/a, vuoto/a; (eyes, cheeks) → infossato/a; (sound, voice) → cupo/a; (sympathy) → falso/a; (promises) → vano/a
a hollow victory → una vittoria di Pirro
to give a hollow laugh → ridere a denti stretti

2. adv to beat sb hollow (fam) → stracciare qn

3. n (of back) → incavo; (of hand) → cavo; (in ground) → cavità f inv, affossamento; (small valley) → conca; (in landscape) → valletta, depressione f

hollow out vt + adv → scavare, incavare

hollow

(ˈholəu) adjective

1. having an empty space in it. a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow. hol أجْوَف кухина oco dutý hohl hul κούφιοςhueco õõnes ميان تهی ontto creuxחלול खोखला šupalj üre(ge)s berongga holur vuoto, cavo 中空の 속이 빈 drevėtas, tuščiaviduris tukšs; dobs; caurs geronggang; berongga holhulpusty, wydrążony خالیګاه oco gol, scobit, dogit полый dutý votel šupalj ihålig กลวง boş, oyuk, çukur 中空的 порожній; пустий کھوکھلا rỗng 中空的

2. (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow. a hollow voice. hol غَيْر رَنّان неясен surdo dutý hohl hul βαθύςcavernoso kume صداي بم kumea caverneuxלול पोला mukao, dubok (glas) tompa (hang) bergaung holur, djúpur cupo うつろな 쑥 들어간 duslus (par skaņu) dobjš lompong holhul, innfallen, innsunketgłuchy, tubalny د بمب غږ cavo cavernos глухой dutý votel dubok ihålig (เสียง) ก้อง boğuk (聲音)空洞的，低沉有共鳴的 глухий گہری آواز وغیرہ (âm thanh) từ một nơi rỗng 空洞的

noun

1. something hollow. hollows in her cheeks. holte تَجْويف، حُفْرَه вдлъбнатина covinha důlek; jáma; dutina die Höhle fordybning; hulning βαθούλωμα, κουφάλαhueco lohk فرو رفتگی kuoppa creuxשקע खोखला upalost (obrazi) mélyedés cekungan innfallinn, kinnfiskasoginn incavatura くぼみ 우묵한 곳 įdubimas, duobutė, drevė iekrituši vaigi cengkung kuil, holfordypning, hulning, hulhet wgłębienie غوچاڼی covinha scobitură выемка jamka jamica rupica [i]hålighet, urholkning, håla, fördjupning สิ่งที่กลวง หรือโบ๋ çukur, oyuk 凹陷 западина کوئی کھوکھلی چیز nơi trũng xuống 凹陷

2. a small valley; a dip in the ground. You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow. laagte وادٍ، سَهْل مُجَوَّف котловина vale údolí die Vertiefung fordybning γούβα hondonada org گودی notko creuxבקעה गड्ढा, घाटी udubina völgy lembah dæld; dalur cavità くぼ地 골짜기 dauba, klonis ieplaka lembah uitdieping dal, botn kotlina نانزکه vale depresiune низина výmoľ, roklina, údolie globel ravnica sänka แอ่ง küçük vadi 小山谷，地面凹陷 лощина گڑھا thung lũng 山谷

ˈhollowness noun

holheid تَجْويف، فَراغ вдлъбнатост concavidade dutina, prázdnota die Hohlheit hulhed; tomhed κενότηταoquedad, lo hueco õõnsakõlalisus فرورفتگی onttous creuxריקנות खोखलापन lažnost, neiskrenost üre(ge)sség rongga að vera holur/innantómur cavità, vuoto うつろなこと 움푹 들어감 tuštuma, duslumas tukšums kekosongan holheidhulhetpustka غوچاڼی concavidade scobitură пустота dutosť, prázdnota votlost šupljost ihålighet โพรง boşluk, oyukluk, çukurluk 空洞 пустота کھوکھلاپن sự trũng sâu 空洞

beat hollow

to beat thoroughly at a game etc. The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday. uitstof يَهْزِمُ هزيمة شامِلَه правя на пух и прах arrasar porazit na hlavu völlig besiegen slå godt og grundigt συντρίβωarrasar, aplastar põhjalikult lööma شكست سخت خوردن voittaa ylivoimaisesti battre à plate couture לְהָבִיס जबरदस्त तरीके से हराना totalno poraziti, nadmašiti laposra ver vkit mengalahkan gjörsigra battere, superare 負かす 완전히 이기다 visiškai sumušti galīgi sakaut kādu kalah teruk totaal verslaan slå sønder og sammen pobić na głowę سخته ماته خوړل arrasar a bate măr разбить наголову poraziť na hlavu popolnoma premagati potpuno poraziti ge ordentligt med stryk ทำให้พ่ายแพ้ราบคาบ kolayca yenmek (比賽等)徹底打敗 перемогти з великим рахунком کھیل میں مکمل طور پر شکست دینا hoàn toàn đánh bại ai 把...完全打败

hollow out

to make hollow. They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat. uithol يُجَوِّف издълбавам escavar vydlabat aushöhlen udhule κοιλαίνω ahuecar õõnestama تهی كردن tehdä ontoksi creuser, évider לְעֲשוֹתו חָלוּל खोखला करना izdupsti, udupsti (ki)váj melubangi hola innan scavare くりぬく 도려내다 išskaptuoti izdobt menebuk uithollenuthule wydrążyć سوری کول escavar a scobi выдалбливать vydlabať izdolbsti izdubiti holka (gröpa) ur, göra ihålig เจาะ içini boşaltmak, oymak 挖空 видовбувати کھوکھلا کرنا khoét rỗng 挖空

hollow

→ أَجْوَف dutý hul hohl κούφιος hueco ontto creux šupalj cavo 空洞の 속이 빈 hol hul pusty oco полый ihålig เป็นโพรง oyuk trống rỗng 空心的

hol·low

a. hueco-a, cóncavo-a.

hollow

adj & n hueco; — of the hand hueco de la mano