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Definitions of 'hollow'
1.
Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
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2.
A surface that is hollow curves inwards.
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3.
A hollow is a hole inside a tree.
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Pronunciation of 'hollow'
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Conjugations of 'hollow'
present simple: I hollow, you hollow [...]
past simple: I hollowed, you hollowed [...]
past participle: hollowed
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Synonyms of 'hollow'
• empty, vacant, void [...]
• sunken, depressed, cavernous [...]
• worthless, empty, useless [...]
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Collocations with 'hollow'
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Idioms with 'hollow'
ring hollow beat someone hollow
Examples of 'hollow' in a sentence
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Dropping branches and hollowing makes them lighter and more stable. The Guardian (2021) Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905) Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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Translations of 'hollow'
English-French
● adjective: (not solid) [object] creux (creuse); [cheeks, eyes] creux (creuse); (=insincere) [promise, words, threat] en l’air, creux (creuse) [...]
● noun: (gen) creux; (in land) dépression (de terrain), cuvette [...]
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● adjective: [tree, object] hueco; [cheeks, eyes] hundido; [gesture, laugh] falso; [threat, promise] vano [...]
● noun: (=hole) hueco; (=depression) (in ground, surface) hoyo [...]
● adverb: to beat sb hollow: dar una paliza a algn (inf) [...]
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English-German
● adjective: hohl; (= concave) surface, cheeks hohl, eingefallen; eyes tief liegend; (= empty) feeling hohl, leer; (= meaningless) gesture, threat, sham, words, promise leer; victory geschenkt; (= insincere) person unaufrichtig; laugh hohl; (= forced) gequält; sound hohl, dumpf; voice hohl [...]
● noun: (= cavity) Höhlung f; (in larger structure) Hohlraum m; (= depression) Vertiefung f; (= small valley) (Boden)senke f [...]
● adverb: (Brit) to beat sb hollow: jdn haushoch schlagen, jdn fertigmachen [...]
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English-Italian
● adjective: cavo/a, vuoto/a, (eyes, cheeks) infossato/a; (sound, voice) cupo/a [...]
● noun: (of back) incavo; (of hand) cavo; (in ground) cavità, affossamento [...]
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English-Chinese
● adjective: (not solid:container, log, tree) 空的; (sunken:cheeks, eyes) 凹陷的; (empty:claim, threat) 空洞的; (dull:sound, laugh) 沉闷的 [...]
● noun: [count] (in ground) 凹地 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● adjective: oco, vazio; (cheeks) côncavo; (eyes) fundo [...]
● noun: buraco; (in ground) cavidade, depressão [...]
● transitive verb: to hollow out: escavar [...]
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English-Hindi
● adjective: खोखला [खोखली], पोला [पोली] [...]
● countable noun: अपने आस-पास की तुलना में निम्न भूमि, धंसान, गड्ढा [...]
● adjective before noun: मंद [...]
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English-Japanese
● adjective: 空洞 [...]
● countable noun: くぼ地 [...]
● transitive verb: [usu passive] へこませる [...]
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English-Korean
● adjective: 속이 빈 [...]
● countable noun: 우묵한 곳 [...]
● transitive verb: [usu passive] 움푹 꺼지다 [...]
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