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adjective
1.
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
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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.
EXPANDwithout real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory.
6.
insincere or false: hollow compliments.
7.
COLLAPSEhungry; 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.
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Hollowed
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used with object)
11.
to make hollow (often followed by out): to hollow out a log.
12.
to form by making something hollow (often followed by out): to hollow a place in the sand; boats hollowed out of logs.
verb (used without object)
13.
to become hollow.
adverb
Idiom14.
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.
Related forms
hol·low·ly, adverb
hol·low·ness, noun
half-hol·low, adjective
un·hol·low, adjective
un·hol·lowed, adjective
Synonyms
5. vain, empty, futile, pointless.
5. vain, empty, futile, pointless.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hollow
O.E. holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from P.Gmc. *holhwo-, related to hol "hole" (see hole). The noun sense of "lowland, valley, basin" is 1553. The verb is from M.E. holowen. The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1529. To carry it hollow "take it completely"
EXPANDis first recorded 1668, of unknown origin or connection.
COLLAPSE
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