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hollow
adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless
 
n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley
 
v. excavate, dig out, make hollow


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Hollow
Hollow may refer to:a low, wooded area, such as a copsea small valleyTree hollow, a hollow in a branch or trunk, which form in old trees and may provide habitat for animalsHollow in the arts:Hollow (Bleach), malevolent spirits in the anime and manga series Bleach The Hollow, a 1946 detective novel by Agatha Christie"The Hollow" (song), a song by A Perfect Circle"Hollow" (song), a song by PanteraThe Hollow (2004 film), a 2004 teen horror filmHollow (2007 film), a 2007 film starring Emma CaulfieldHollow (Charmed), a fictional entity in the television series CharmedHollow (Marvel Comics), a mutant formerly known as PenanceThe Hollow, a series of underground caverns in the video game Gears of WarThe Hollow, a Canadian progressive metal music group now known as Alpha Galates
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hollow
Noun
1. a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
(hypernym) cavity, enclosed space
2. a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
(synonym) holler
(hypernym) valley, vale
(hyponym) dell, dingle
3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
(synonym) hole
(hypernym) natural depression, depression
(hyponym) burrow, tunnel
(derivation) excavate, dig
Verb
1. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
(synonym) excavate, dig
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) drive
(derivation) hole
2. remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
(synonym) hollow out, core out
(hypernym) empty
(hyponym) rout, gouge
(derivation) hole
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) solid
(similar) cavernous
(attribute) solidity
2. deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"
(synonym) false
(similar) insincere
3. as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
(similar) reverberant, ringing
4. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
(synonym) empty, vacuous
(similar) meaningless, nonmeaningful


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Hollow
(v. t.)
To urge or call by shouting.
  
 
(v. t.)
To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate.
  
 
(v. i.)
To shout; to hollo.
  
 
(n.)
A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(interj.)
Hollo.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(a.)
Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
  
 
(a.)
Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
  
 
(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.
  

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空洞无物
kong1 dong4 wu2 wu4
Hollow and devoid of content.
Describing a writing that has no substance or is divorced from reality.


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