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Meaning of 'hollow'
Meaning of 'hollow' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Hollow 
[ a.]
- Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial,
within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a
hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [ a.]- Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
- Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
- Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
2. Hollow [ adv.]
- Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to
beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow.
See All, adv. [ adv.]3. Hollow [ interj.]
- Hollo. [ interj.]4. Hollow [ n.]
- A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within
anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or
of a tree. [ n.]- A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
5. Hollow [ v. i.]
- To shout; to hollo. [ v. i.]6. Hollow [ v. t.]
- To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to
excavate. [ v. t.]- To urge or call by shouting.
Meaning of 'hollow' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. hollow [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a small valley between mountains
- a small valley between mountains
Example in sentence:
- he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Meaning (2):
- a cavity or space in something
- a cavity or space in something
Example in sentence:
- hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
2. hollow [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- remove the interior of
- remove the interior of
Example in sentence:
- hollow out a tree trunk
Meaning (4):
- remove the inner part or the core of
- remove the inner part or the core of
Example in sentence:
- the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
3. hollow [ a]
[ a]Meaning (5):
- not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
- not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
Example in sentence:
- a hollow tree;
- a hollow wall;
- his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year;
- hollow cheeks
4. hollow [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- lacking in substance or character
- lacking in substance or character
Example in sentence:
- a hollow person
Meaning (7):
- devoid of significance or force
- devoid of significance or force
Example in sentence:
- a hollow victory;
- empty promises;
- vacuous comments
Meaning (8):
- as if echoing in a hollow space
- as if echoing in a hollow space
Example in sentence:
- the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
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