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hollow

(hɒloʊ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hollows, present participle hollowing, past tense, past participle hollowed
1. adjective
Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
...a hollow tree.
...a hollow cylinder.
Synonyms: empty, vacant, void, unfilled More Synonyms of hollow
2. adjective
A surface that is hollow curves inwards.
He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.
3. countable noun
A hollow is a hole inside a tree.
I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
4. countable noun
A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill. [+ of/in/between]
...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.
Synonyms: cavity, cup, hole, bowl More Synonyms of hollow
5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
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.
Synonyms: worthless, empty, useless, vain More Synonyms of hollow
hollowness uncountable noun
One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises. [+ of]
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
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.
Synonyms: insincere, false, artificial, cynical More Synonyms of hollow
7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A hollow sound is dull and echoing.
...the hollow sound of a gunshot.
Synonyms: dull, low, deep, flat More Synonyms of hollow
8. verb [usually passive]
If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden. [be VERB-ed]
...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: scoop out, dig out, excavate, gouge out More Synonyms of hollow
Phrasal verbs:
See hollow out
More Synonyms of hollow

hollow in British English

(ˈhɒləʊ)
adjective
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
adverb
9.  beat someone hollow
noun
10. 
a cavity, opening, or space in or within something
11. 
a depression or dip in the land
verb (often foll by out, usually when tr)
12. 
to make or become hollow
13. 
to form (a hole, cavity, etc) or (of a hole, etc) to be formed
Derived forms
hollowly (ˈhollowly)
adverb
hollowness (ˈhollowness)
noun
Word origin
C12: from holu, inflected form of Old English holh cave; related to Old Norse holr, German hohl; see hole

hollow in American English

(ˈhɑloʊ)
adjective
1. 
having an empty space, or only air, within it; having a cavity inside; not solid
2. 
depressed below the surrounding surface; shaped like a cup or bowl; concave
3. 
deeply set; sunken
hollow cheeks
4. 
empty or worthless; not real or meaningful
hollow praise
5. 
hungry
6. 
deep-toned, dull, and muffled, as though resounding from something hollow
adverb
7. 
in a hollow manner
noun
8. 
a hollow formation or place; cavity; hole
9. 
a small, sheltered valley
verb transitive, verb intransitive
10. 
to make or become hollow
SIMILAR WORDS:  hole, vain
Idioms:
beat all hollow
hollow out
Derived forms
hollowly (ˈhollowly)
adverb
hollowness (ˈhollowness)
noun
Word origin
ME holwe < OE holh: see hole

More idioms containing
hollow

ring hollow
beat someone hollow

Examples of 'hollow' in a sentence
hollow

Its ability to survive lengthy periods between feeds was well suited to its original habitat: caves, rock crevices and hollow trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its ability to survive lengthy periods between feeds was well suited to its originalhabitat: caves, rock crevices and hollow trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You should be left with a hollow shell.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This may prove to be a hollow threat but it is still explosive.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Some bones have a hollow cavity containing bone marrow in which new red blood cells are produced.
McCahill, T. A. Biology Basic Facts (1982)
They make a den in a hollow tree.
Burton, John A. Animals of the World (1993)
So the battle you win one day is a hollow victory the next.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There has been something hollow in their refusal to defend their politics with any ideological vigour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That may raise a hollow laugh right now.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In these circumstances the town can become a hollow and cynical place.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet it has proven to be hollow laughter.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Today all that is left of the house is a hollow shell.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
On family holidays he crept into caves and hollow trees and played with their slimy interiors.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Now it feels empty and hollow.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This allowed him to grasp a string attached to the neck of a bottle secreted in a concealed hollow inside the bark.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the warm hollow Lily lay still and her breathing grew low and regular.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
When they are done, the insides should be hollow.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Those that stay to breed here will summer on northern and western moors, nesting in old rabbit holes and other hollows.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We held him tight by both arms, and we marched him home down the hill in a hollow square of five.
E. Nesbit The Treasure Seekers (1899)
Much of the interior is hollow now, forming a chamber big enough for the entire England rugby team to squeeze inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At the heart of the technology is a single X-ray source split into multiple beams, each of which takes the form of a hollow cone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
hollow

British English: hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is hollow has a hole or space inside it.
...a hollow tree.
  • American English: hollow
  • Arabic: أَجْوَف
  • Brazilian Portuguese: oco
  • Chinese: 空心的
  • Croatian: šupalj
  • Czech: dutý
  • Danish: hul
  • Dutch: hol
  • European Spanish: hueco cavidad
  • Finnish: ontto
  • French: creux
  • German: hohl
  • Greek: κούφιος
  • Italian: cavo
  • Japanese: 空洞の
  • Korean: 속이 빈
  • Norwegian: hul
  • Polish: pusty
  • European Portuguese: oco
  • Romanian: gol
  • Russian: полый
  • Latin American Spanish: hueco estar vacío
  • Swedish: ihålig
  • Thai: เป็นโพรง
  • Turkish: oyuk
  • Ukrainian: порожній
  • Vietnamese: trống rỗng
British English: hollow VERB
If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.
  • American English: hollow
  • Brazilian Portuguese: envergar
  • Chinese: 使凹陷
  • European Spanish: corvar
  • French: creuser
  • German: aushöhlen
  • Italian: incurvare
  • Japanese: へこませる
  • Korean: 움푹 꺼지다
  • European Portuguese: envergar
  • Latin American Spanish: corvar

All related terms of 'hollow'

hollow-back
pathology → the nontechnical name for lordosis → Compare hunchback
hollow-eyed
with the eyes appearing to be sunk into the face, as from excessive fatigue
hollow leg
an ability or inclination to drink large quantities of alcoholic beverages , esp. without evident drunkenness
hollow out
If you hollow something out , you remove the inside part of it.
ring hollow
if a statement or promise rings hollow , it seems false , or insincere
frost hollow
a depression in a hilly area in which cold air collects , becoming very cold at night
a hollow leg
the capacity to eat or drink a lot without ill effects
hollow-cheeked
having sunken cheeks , as from thinness
beat all hollow
to outdo or surpass by far
beat someone hollow
to defeat someone completely
holloware
serving dishes and table accessories , esp. of silver , that are relatively hollow or concave
to ring true ring hollow
If a statement rings true , it seems to be true or genuine . If it rings hollow , it does not seem to be true or genuine.

Chinese translation of 'hollow'

hollow

(ˈhɔləu)

adj

  1. (= not solid) [container, log, tree] 空的 (kōng de)
  2. (= sunken) [cheeks, eyes] 凹陷的 (āoxiàn de)
  3. (= empty) [claim, threat] 空洞的 (kōngdòng de)
  4. (= dull) [sound, laugh] 沉闷(悶)的 (chénmèn de)

n (c)

  1. (in ground) 凹地 (āodì)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
having a hole or space within
a hollow cylinder
Synonyms
empty
The room was bare and empty.
vacant
They came upon a vacant house.
void
unfilled
not solid
Opposites
full
,
occupied
,
solid
2 (adjective) 
Definition
curving inwards
hollow cheeks
Synonyms
sunken
Her cheeks were sunken and her eyes drooped.
depressed
Manual pressure is applied to a depressed point on the body.
cavernous
indented
concave
Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell.
deep-set
Opposites
rounded
,
convex
3 (adjective) 
Definition
without any real value or worth
Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
Synonyms
worthless
Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
empty
Without my friends my life would be lonely and empty.
useless
He realised that their money was useless in this country.
vain
They worked all night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.
meaningless
They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence.
pointless
Violence is always pointless.
futile
a futile attempt to ward off the blow
fruitless
It was a fruitless search.
specious
Pyrrhic
unavailing
a brave but unavailing fight against a terminal illness
Opposites
valuable
,
worthwhile
,
meaningful
,
genuine
4 (adjective) 
His hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
Synonyms
insincere
He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
false
She was a false friend, envious of her lifestyle and her success.
artificial
The voice was affected, the accent artificial.
cynical
hypocritical
It seems hypocritical to pay someone to do the dirty work for me.
hollow-hearted
5 (adjective) 
Definition
(of sounds) as if echoing in a hollow place
the hollow sound of a gunshot
Synonyms
dull
The box closed with a dull thud.
low
Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
deep
flat
Her voice was flat, with no hope in it.
rumbling
muted
muffled
She heard a muffled cough behind her.
expressionless
sepulchral
toneless
reverberant
Opposites
vibrant
,
expressive
6 (adjective) 
Synonyms
hungry
My friend was hungry, so we went to get some food.
empty (informal)
Never drink on an empty stomach.
starved
ravenous
a pack of ravenous animals
famished
Is dinner ready? I'm famished.
esurient
1 (noun) 
Definition
a cavity or space in something
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
Synonyms
cavity
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
cup
hole
He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.
bowl
depression
an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions
pit
He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
cave
creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves
den
The skunk makes its den in burrows and hollow logs.
basin
countries around the Pacific Basin
dent
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
crater
A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
trough
cavern
an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it
excavation
excavations in the earth
indentation
With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry.
dimple
cellulite causes orange peel-like dimples on the skin
concavity
Opposites
bump
,
projection
,
mound
2 (noun) 
Definition
a dip in the land
Locals in the sleepy hollow peered out of their country cottages.
Synonyms
valley
a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa
bottom
dale
farmhouses all across the dale
glen
dell
dingle
Opposites
hill
,
mountain
,
height
,
rise
,
bluff
,
knoll
,
kopje or koppie (South Africa)
(verb) 
Definition
to form a hole or cavity in
Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone.
Synonyms
scoop out
dig out
excavate
A team of archaeologists is excavating the site.
gouge out
channel
groove
furrow

idiom

See beat someone hollow

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artificial
Definition
not sincere
The voice was affected, the accent artificial.
Synonyms
insincere,
forced,
affected,
assumed,
phoney or phony (informal),
put on,
false,
pretended,
hollow,
contrived,
unnatural,
feigned,
spurious,
meretricious
in the sense of basin
Definition
a depression in the earth's surface
countries around the Pacific Basin
Synonyms
bed,
depression,
trough,
concavity
in the sense of cave
Definition
a hollow in the side of a hill or cliff, or underground
creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves
Synonyms
hollow,
cavern,
grotto,
den,
cavity

Synonyms of 'hollow'

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