Hollow
Definition of Hollow
Hol`low´ | a. | 1. | Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. | | 2. | Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken. | | 3. | Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar. | | 4. | Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend. | | n. | 1. | A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree. | | 2. | A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel. | | v. t. | 1. | To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate. | | adv. | 1. | Wholly; completely; utterly; - chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv. | | interj. | 1. | Hollo. | | v. i. | 1. | To shout; to hollo. | | v. t. | 1. | To urge or call by shouting. |
Related Words
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