Hollow - Definition

adj 1: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow
wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became
gaunter and more hollow with each year" [ant: solid]
2: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of
footsteps in the empty ballroom"
3: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow
victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: empty, hollow,
vacuous]
n 1: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the
hollows in their cheeks"
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin
in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn: hollow,
holler]
3: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: hole,
hollow]
v 1: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company
wants to excavate the hillside" [syn: excavate, dig,
hollow]
2: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn:
hollow, hollow out, core out]