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hollow

/ hollow /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a small valley between mountains
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
Type of:
valley vale
Kinds of:
dell dingle
noun Sense 2
a cavity or space in something
"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
Type of:
cavity enclosed space
verb Sense 3
remove the interior of
"hollow out a tree trunk"
Type of:
empty
Kinds of:
rout gouge scallop scollop hole
Derived:
hole
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
as if echoing in a hollow space
"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
Similar:
reverberant ringing
adjective Sense 5
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
"a hollow wall"
"a hollow tree"
"hollow cheeks"
"his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
Similar:
cavernous deep-set sunken recessed empty fistular fistulate fistulous
Opposites:
solid
noun Sense 6
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Type of:
natural depression depression
Kinds of:
burrow tunnel gopher hole kettle hole kettle
Derived:
excavate dig hollow out core out
adjective satellite Sense 7
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"
"a hollow victory"
"vacuous comments"
Similar:
meaningless nonmeaningful
adjective satellite Sense 8
deliberately deceptive
"hollow (or false) promises"
"false pretenses"
Similar:
insincere
verb Sense 9
remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
drive trench ditch
Derived:
hole dig excavation archeological site digging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

valley vale dell dingle cavity enclosed space empty rout gouge scallop scollop hole