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hollow



I - noun
1. a cavity or space in something (Freq. 2)
- hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
Hypernyms:
cavity, enclosed space
2. a small valley between mountains (Freq. 1)
- he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Syn:
holler
Hypernyms:
valley, vale
Hyponyms:
dell, dingle
3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter (Freq. 1)
Syn:
hole
Hypernyms:
natural depression, depression
Hyponyms:
burrow, tunnel, gopher hole, kettle hole, kettle,
kettle, cavity, pothole, chuckhole, rabbit burrow,
rabbit hole, wormhole

II - verb
1. remove the interior of
- hollow out a tree trunk
Syn:
hollow out, core out
Hypernyms:
empty
Hyponyms:
rout, gouge, scallop, scollop, hole,
suck in, draw in, scoop out, cavern, cavern out, cave,
undermine, dig, dig out, excavate, core
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They hollow the trees
2. remove the inner part or the core of
- the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Syn:
excavate, dig
Derivationally related forms:
dig (for: dig), excavation (for: excavate)
Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
Hyponyms:
drive, trench, ditch
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

III - adjective
1. not solid;
having a space or gap or cavity (Freq. 1)
- a hollow wall
- a hollow tree
- hollow cheeks
- his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year
Ant:
solid
Similar to:
cavernous, deep-set, sunken, recessed, fistular,
fistular, fistulous, tubular, cannular, tubelike,
tube-shaped, vasiform
See Also:
empty
Derivationally related forms:
hollowness
Attrubites:
solidity
2. as if echoing in a hollow space (Freq. 1)
- the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
Similar to:
reverberant
3. devoid of significance or point (Freq. 1)
- empty promises
- a hollow victory
- vacuous comments
Syn:
empty, vacuous
Similar to:
meaningless, nonmeaningful
Derivationally related forms:
vacuity (for: vacuous), hollowness, emptiness (for: empty)

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