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hol·low

Audio Help [hol-oh] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb, adverb

–adjective

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.

–noun

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.

–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

13.	to become hollow.

–adverb

14.	in a hollow manner: The politician's accusations rang hollow.

—Idiom

15.	beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: His performance beat the others all hollow. Also, beat hollow.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME holw(e), holow, OE holh a hollow place; akin to hole

]

—Related forms

hol·low·ly, adverb

hol·low·ness, noun

—Synonyms 5. vain, empty, futile, pointless.

hollow out
verb
remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: hollow]