hollow


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hollow
adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless
 
n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley
 
v. excavate, dig out, make hollow

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Hollow
Hollow may refer to:
  • A low, wooded area, such as a copse
  • A term meaning a small vee-shaped riverine type of valley
  • Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
  • A Ghost

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hollow

Noun
1. a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
(hypernym) cavity, enclosed space
2. a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
(synonym) holler
(hypernym) valley, vale
(hyponym) dell, dingle
3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
(synonym) hole
(hypernym) natural depression, depression
(hyponym) burrow, tunnel
(derivation) excavate, dig

Verb
1. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
(synonym) excavate, dig
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) drive
(derivation) hole
2. remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
(synonym) hollow out, core out
(hypernym) empty
(hyponym) rout, gouge
(derivation) hole

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"
(antonym) solid
(similar) cavernous
(attribute) solidity
2. deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"
(synonym) false
(similar) insincere
3. as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
(similar) reverberant, ringing
4. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
(synonym) empty, vacuous
(similar) meaningless, nonmeaningful


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hollow
příd.jm. dutý; propadlý; prázdný; falešný; dutý
 
n. prohlubenina
 
v. vydlabat co; vymlít co

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hollow
Przym. pusty; wydrążony; zapadnięty; głuchy; nieszczery
 
Rzecz. wklęsłość; zagłębienie
 
Czas. wydrążać, wyżłabiać coś