hollow
adj.
empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless
n.
hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley
v.
excavate, dig out, make hollow
Hollow
Hollow may refer to:a low, wooded area, such as a
copsea small valley
Tree 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 Pantera
The Hollow (2004 film), a 2004 teen horror filmHollow (2007 film), a 2007 film starring
Emma CaulfieldHollow (Charmed), a fictional entity in the television series Charmed
Hollow (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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Hollow and devoid of content.
Describing a writing that has no substance or is divorced from reality.