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hollow

/hˈɑloʊ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
    “a hollow wall”
  2. as if echoing in a hollow space
    “the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom”
  3. devoid of significance or force
    “empty promises”
  4. lacking in substance or character
    “a hollow person”

noun

  1. a cavity or space in something
    “hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks”
  2. a small valley between mountains
    “he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”
  3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

verb

  1. remove the inner part or the core of
    “the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
  2. remove the interior of
    “hollow out a tree trunk”

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