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Definitions of hollow
To make or become hollow. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
To make hollow, as by digging , cutting , or engraving ; to excavate . Webster Dictionary DB
To urge or call by shouting . Webster Dictionary DB
To make hollow. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To make a hole in : to make hollow by digging : to excavate . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
To shout ; to hollo . Webster Dictionary DB
remove the interior of ; "hollow out a tree trunk " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
To make hollow, as by digging ; to excavate . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To dig or scoop out ; to excavate . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
a depression hollowed out of solid matter Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a cavity or space in something ; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface ; a concavity ; a channel . Webster Dictionary DB
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 . Webster Dictionary DB
A cavity ; pit ; groove ; space between hills or elevations. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
A hole : a cavity : any depression in a body : any vacuity : a groove : a channel . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
A cavity ; depression . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
A depression or opening ; an enclosed cavity . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A cavity ; a depression ; a cave ; a den ; a hole ; a groove ; a channel . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Any depression of surface ; a cavity ; a pit ; a groove . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
Wholly ; completely ; utterly ; - chiefly after the verb to beat , and often with all ; as , this story beats the other all hollow. See All , adv. Webster Dictionary DB
Without difficulty , as he carries it hollow; without a chance of success , or beyond a doubt , as he was beaten hollow. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
deliberately deceptive ; "hollow (or false ) promises"; "false pretenses" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
as if echoing in a hollow space ; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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 " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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 . Webster Dictionary DB
Depressed ; concave ; gaunt ; sunken . Webster Dictionary DB
Reverberated from a cavity , or resembling such a sound ; deep ; muffled ; as , a hollow roar . Webster Dictionary DB
Not sincere or faithful ; false ; deceitful ; not sound ; as , a hollow heart ; a hollow friend . Webster Dictionary DB
Having an empty space within ; opposite to solid ; sunken ; superficial ; unreal ; insincere ; deep or low ; used of sound . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Vacant : not solid : containing an empty space : sunken : unsound : insincere . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Not solid ; vacant ; concave ; insincere . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Having a cavity , as a tube , jar , or the like . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Empty ; vacant ; sounding like the reverberation from an empty vessel or cavity ; deep ; murmuring . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Containing an empty space ; vacant ; not solid ; sunken ; deep ; not sincere ; not sound ; complete ; utter . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
Having an empty space within ; not solid ; deep ; not sincere or faithful ; not real ; false . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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