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hollow

/ˈhɑːloʊ/

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adjective

hollower; -est

having nothing inside :not solid

a hollow log

curved inward or down

hollow [=sunken] cheeks

There was a hollow spot in the field.

not having real value or meaning

They achieved a hollow victory over a team missing its best players. [=their victory was not an important or impressive one since the other team was missing its best players]

She made hollow promises. [=she made promises she would not keep]

Their threats ring hollow. = Their threats have a hollow ring. [=their threats do not seem truthful or sincere]

A sound that is hollow is like the sound made when you hit something that is empty inside.

He heard a hollow sound when he knocked on the wall.

weak and without any emotion

It's useless, he said in a hollow voice.

a hollow laugh

noun

plural -lows

[count] a place or area (especially on the ground) that is lower than the area around it

a grassy hollow

an empty space inside of something

The owls nested in the hollow of a tree.

in the hollow of your hand

If you hold something in the hollow of your hand, you hold it in your palm with your hand curved like a cup

I held the bead in the hollow of my hand.

verb

-lows; -lowed; -lowing

[+ obj] :to remove the inside of (something)

They hollowed the log to make a canoe. - often used as (be) hollowed

a hollowed tree

hollow out

[phrasal verb]

hollow (something) out or hollow out (something)

to remove the inside of (something) :to make an empty space in (something)

The kids were hollowing out pumpkins.

a hollowed-out log

to form (something) by digging or cutting the inside of something

Workers hollowed out a tunnel through the mountain.

He hollowed out a bowl from the wood.