| Front | hollow |
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| Back | hol•low adjective, noun, verb BrE /ˈhɒləʊ/ NAmE /ˈhɑːloʊ/ adjective word origin example bank 1 having a hole or empty space inside a hollow ball/centre/tube The tree trunk was hollow inside. Her stomach felt hollow with fear. 2 (of parts of the face) sinking deeply into the face hollow eyes/cheeks hollow-eyed from lack of sleep 3 [usually before noun] (of sounds) making a low sound like that made by an empty object when it is hit a hollow groan 4 [usually before noun] not sincere hollow promises/threats a hollow laugh Their appeals for an end to the violence had a hollow ring. 5 [usually before noun] without real value to win a hollow victory see ring true/hollow/false at ring2 v. hol•low•ly /BrE ˈhɒləʊli; NAmE ˈhɑːloʊli/ adverb to laugh hollowly hol•low•ness /BrE ˈhɒləʊnəs; NAmE ˈhɑːloʊnəs/ noun [uncountable] the hollowness of the victory noun word origin example bank 1 an area that is lower than the surface around it, especially on the ground muddy hollows The wheelbarrow got stuck in a hollow. The village lay secluded in a hollow of the hills (= a small valley). She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones. 2 a hole or a confined space in sth The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree. verb verb forms word origin [usually passive] ~ sth to make a flat surface curve in The stairs have been hollowed by centuries of use. ˌhollow sthˈout 1 to make a hole in sth by removing part of it Hollow out the cake and fill it with cream. a gun concealed in a hollowed-out book 2 to form sth by making a hole in sth else The cave has been hollowed out of the mountainside. |
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