hollow

adj., -er, -est.

1. Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.
2. Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
3. Without substance or character: a hollow person. See synonyms at vain.
4. Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery" (Annalyn Swan).
5. Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.

n.

1. A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.
2. An indented or concave surface or area.
3. A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.
4. A small valley between mountains.

v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.

v.tr.

1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.
2. To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.

v.intr.
To become hollow or empty.

[Middle English holwe, holowe, from holgh, hole, burrow (influenced by hole, hollow), from Old English holh.]

hollowly hol'low·ly adv.
hollowness hol'low·ness n.

adjective

1. Curving inward: cavernous, concave, indented, sunken. See convex/concave.
2. Lacking value, use, or substance: empty, idle, otiose, vacant, vain. See full/empty/capacity.

noun

1. A space in an otherwise solid mass: cavity, hole, pocket, vacuity, void. See convex/concave.
2. An area sunk below its surroundings: basin, concavity, depression, dip, pit¹, sag, sink, sinkhole. See convex/concave.

adj

Definition: deep, resonant in sound
Antonyms: high, light, soft

adj

Definition: empty, hollowed out
Antonyms: convex, full, raised, solid

adj

Definition: false, artificial
Antonyms: frank, genuine, honest, real, sincere, true, truthful

adj

Definition: meaningless
Antonyms: earnest, meaningful, sincere, substantial

n

Definition: empty or dented area
Antonyms: solid

v

Definition: empty out; make concave
Antonyms: fill, make convex, raise

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1. a depression.
2. contains a cavity.

• h. back — backbone has a downward curvature in the center.
• h. horn — a mythical disease of cattle in primitive communities; treated by removal of the horns.
• h. wall — seedy toe.

IN BRIEF: Having an empty space on the inside. Also: Shaped like a bowl.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a wooden gong. With trust, words become life itself. — John Harold

Tutor's tip: Note: To "hallow" is to make holy. A "halo" is a circle of light around a religious figure. Something with a hole or void inside is "hollow".

Something that is hollow retains the outer form, but is missing the core, the substance. A dream about a hollow object can reflect a feeling that despite the fact that everything is outwardly okay, that something essential is missing.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hul, dump, falsk
n. - hul, hulning, hulhed, hulrum, udsparing, sænkning, fordybning
v. tr. - hule, udhule, udspare
v. intr. - blive udhulet

idioms:

• hollow out    udhule

Nederlands (Dutch)
hol, leeg, nietszeggend, onoprecht, uithollen, holte, gat, leegte, laagte, grot, uitholling, niet bol, komvormig, convex

Français (French)
adj. - creux, caverneux (une voix, une toux), faux (des mots), vain (une promesse), forcé (un rire)
n. - cavité, trou, dépression (pente d'une colline), (Géog) cuvette, creux (de la main)
v. tr. - creuser
v. intr. - creuser

idioms:

• hollow out    creuser, évider

Deutsch (German)
v. - aushöhlen
n. - Bodenvertiefung, Höhlung
adj. - hohl, wertlos, eingefallen, leer

idioms:

• hollow out    aushöhlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βαθουλώνω, κουφώνω
n. - κοίλωμα, κοιλότητα, βαθούλωμα, γούβα
adj. - κοίλος, βαθουλωτός, γουβιασμένος, κούφιος, υπόκωφος, απατηλός, ψεύτικος

idioms:

• hollow out    βαθουλώνω, κουφώνω, σκάβω

Italiano (Italian)
incavare, scavare, cavità, vuoto, concavo

idioms:

• hollow out    incavare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esvaziar, tornar-se vazio
n. - cavidade (f), lugar (m) vazio
adj. - oco, côncavo, vazio, sem valor, surdo (som)

idioms:

• hollow out    esburacar

Русский (Russian)
пустота, низина, дупло, пустой, впалый, вогнутый, голодный, несерьезный, полностью, выдалбливать

idioms:

• hollow out    выгибать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cóncavo, ahuecado, vacío, hundido, sin importancia, falso
n. - cavidad, hueco
v. tr. - ahuecar, vaciar, excavar
v. intr. - ahuecarse, vaciarse

idioms:

• hollow out    perforar, excavar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ropa hallå, hojta, holka ur
n. - (i)hålighet, dal, håla, hålkäl (byggn.)
adj. - ihålig, urholkad, tom, hungrig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空的, 空腹的, 虚伪的, 洞, 山谷, 窟窿, 挖空, 弄凹, 形成空洞

idioms:

• hollow out    挖成, 掘成, 挖空, 使成凹形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 空的, 空腹的, 虛偽的
n. - 洞, 山谷, 窟窿
v. tr. - 挖空, 弄凹
v. intr. - 形成空洞

idioms:

• hollow out    挖成, 掘成, 挖空, 使成凹形

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 속이 빈, 우묵한, 공허한, 실속이 없는
n. - 움푹한 곳, 분지, 구멍, 골짜기
v. tr. - 움푹 들어가게 하다, 도려내다
v. intr. - 속이 비다

idioms:

• hollow out    파내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - へこみ, くぼみ, 凹地, 穴
v. - へこませる, えぐる, くぼむ
adj. - うつろな, 中空の, くぼんだ, 鈍く響く, 不誠実な, 内容のない, 空腹の, 全くの, 偽りの
adv. - うつろに, 全く

idioms:

• hollow out    くり抜く, 作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجوف, يتجوف (الاسم) تجويف, ثقب, غور, حفرة, واد (صفه) مجوف, غائر, فارغ, عميق أو مكتوم, أجوف, غير رنان, كاذب أو خادع, جائع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלול, נבוב, ריקני, לא כן, מזוייף, ריק, קעור‬
n. - ‮חור, עמק, חלל, בור, מכתש‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לנבוב, חפר‬
v. intr. - ‮נעשה נבוב‬

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