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hollow
[ hol-oh ]
adjective
- having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty:
a hollow sphere.
- having a depression or concavity:
a hollow surface.
- sunken, as the cheeks or eyes.
- (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep:
a hollow voice.
- without real or significant worth; meaningless:
a hollow victory.
Synonyms: , , ,
- insincere or false:
hollow compliments.
- hungry; having an empty feeling:
I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat.
noun
- an empty space within anything; a hole, depression, or cavity.
- a valley:
They took the sheep to graze in the hollow.
- Foundry. a concavity connecting two surfaces otherwise intersecting at an obtuse angle.
verb (used with object)
- to make hollow (often followed by out ):
to hollow out a log.
- to form by making something hollow (often followed by out ):
to hollow a place in the sand;
boats hollowed out of logs.
verb (used without object)
- to become hollow.
adverb
- in a hollow manner:
The politician's accusations rang hollow.
hollow
/ ˈɒəʊ /
adjective
- having a hole, cavity, or space within; not solid
- having a sunken area; concave
- recessed or deeply set
hollow cheeks
- (of sounds) as if resounding in a hollow place
- without substance or validity
- hungry or empty
- insincere; cynical
- a hollow leg or hollow legsthe capacity to eat or drink a lot without ill effects
adverb
- beat someone hollow informal.to defeat someone thoroughly and convincingly
noun
- a cavity, opening, or space in or within something
- a depression or dip in the land
verb
- to make or become hollow
- to form (a hole, cavity, etc) or (of a hole, etc) to be formed
Derived Forms
- ˈDZǷɱ, adverb
- ˈDZǷɲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ·Ƿ· adverb
- DZ·Ƿ·Ա noun
- -DZ·Ƿ adjective
- ܲ·DZ·Ƿ adjective
- ܲ·DZ·Ƿed adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hollow1
Idioms and Phrases
- beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: Also beat hollow.
His performance beat the others all hollow.
More idioms and phrases containing hollow
see beat the pants off (hollow) .Example Sentences
Sadly, soldiers are learning that not even the loss of their lives has stirred the hollow souls of Donald Trump and his men.
Trump has also reduced the workforce indirectly by eliminating or hollowing out entire departments, offices and agencies.
Russia must stop its attacks instead of "making hollow statements about peace", Ukraine's foreign minister has said, after a Russian missile strike injured dozens of people in the city of Sumy.
"We are asking local authorities and public bodies to step up to this enormous challenge, after almost twenty years of austerity budgets, where their capacity has been hollowed out," he said.
The words are hollow, however, as Trump shows no actual sign of being willing to stand up to Musk, who is operating as the shadow president.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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