adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb, adverb | 1. | having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere. |
| 2. | having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. |
| 3. | sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. |
| 4. | (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice. |
| 5. | without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory. |
| 6. | insincere or false: hollow compliments. |
| 7. | hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat. |
| 8. | an empty space within anything; a hole, depression, or cavity. |
| 9. | a valley: They took the sheep to graze in the hollow. |
| 10. | Foundry. a concavity connecting two surfaces otherwise intersecting at an obtuse angle. |
| 11. | to make hollow (often fol. by out): to hollow out a log. |
| 12. | to form by making something hollow (often fol. by out): to hollow a place in the sand; boats hollowed out of logs. |
| 13. | to become hollow. |
| 14. | in a hollow manner: The politician's accusations rang hollow. |
| 15. | beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: His performance beat the others all hollow. Also, beat hollow. |