26984 words

hollow

11 definitions • 19 examples
1
having a hole or empty space inside:

Examples:

a hollow tube
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter.
a hollow log
2
If you have hollow cheeks or eyes, your cheeks curve in or your eyes look deep in your head because you are old, tired, or ill:

Examples:

He was an elderly man with hollow cheeks.
3
(of situations, feelings, or words) without value, or not true or sincere:

Examples:

a hollow victory It was something of a hollow victory - she won the case but lost all her savings in legal fees.
Even sex had become a hollow pleasure.
Will their good intentions become realities or are they just hollow promises?
4
(of sound) as if made by hitting an empty container:

Examples:

a hollow sound
sound hollow This tree trunk sounds hollow.
5
a hole or empty space in something, or a low area in a surface:

Examples:

The dog found a hollow in the ground to hide in from the wind.
6
a valley:

Examples:

We used to go for long walks in the hollow.
Sleepy Hollow
7
having an empty space inside or on the surface of an object:

Examples:

a hollow tree
His hollow cheeks and paleness made him look ill.
8
If a sound is hollow, it sounds as if it were made by hitting an empty container:

Examples:

the low, hollow rumble of thunder
9
(of situations, feelings, or words) lacking value; not true or sincere:

Examples:

a hollow victory
hollow promises
Their objections had a hollow ring (= did not seem sincere).
10
an empty space inside something; a hole
11
A hollow is also a small valley:

Examples:

We hiked along Bear Hollow last weekend.

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