- hollow
- [[t]hɒ̱loʊ[/t]]
hollows, hollowing, hollowed1) ADJ Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
...a hollow tree.
...a hollow cylinder.
2) ADJ-GRADED A surface that is hollow curves inwards.He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.
3) N-COUNT A hollow is a hole inside a tree.I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
4) N-COUNT: oft N of/in/between n A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.
...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.
5) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.
Syn:Derived words:hollowness N-UNCOUNT oft N of/behind nOne month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.
6) ADJ: ADJ n If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
7) ADJ: ADJ n A hollow sound is dull and echoing....the hollow sound of a gunshot.
8) VERB: usu passive If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.[be V-ed] The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.
[V-ed] ...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.
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English dictionary. 2008.
