Meaning & Definition of Hollow in English
English⟶
Hollow
/hɑloʊ/
noun
1. A cavity or space in something
- "Hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
synonym:
- hollow
2. A small valley between mountains
- "He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the appalachians"
synonym:
- hollow,
- holler
3. A depression hollowed out of solid matter
synonym:
- hole,
- hollow
verb
1. Remove the inner part or the core of
- "The mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
synonym:
- excavate,
- dig,
- hollow
2. Remove the interior of
- "Hollow out a tree trunk"
synonym:
- hollow,
- hollow out,
- core out
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- hollow
2. As if echoing in a hollow space
- "The hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
synonym:
- hollow
3. Devoid of significance or point
- "Empty promises"
- "A hollow victory"
- "Vacuous comments"
synonym:
- empty,
- hollow,
- vacuous
Examples of using
Without honor, victory is hollow.
When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book?
A man without ideals is hollow.