hollow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɒləʊ

[edit] Adjective

hollow (comparative hollower or more hollow, superlative hollowest or most hollow)

1. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
2. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.

   a hollow moan

3. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.

   a hollow victory

4. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

   a hollow promise

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• hallow

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[edit] Noun

hollow (plural hollows)

1. A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies"
2. A sunken area in something solid.
3. (US) A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English.
4. (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

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[edit] Verb

to hollow (third-person singular simple present hollows, present participle hollowing, simple past and past participle hollowed)

1. to make a hole in something; to excavate (transitive)