Meaning

7 senses
  1. Having an empty space or cavity inside.

    a hollow tree; a hollow sphere

    hohl

    по́лыйpólyj, пусто́йpustój, поро́жнийporóžnij

    поро́жнійporóžnij, пусти́йpustýj, пустопорожнійpustoporožnij

    not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

  2. Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.

    He let out a hollow moan.

    глухо́йgluxój

    лунки́йlunkýj

    as if echoing in a hollow space

  3. (figuratively)Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.

    a hollow victory

    пусто́йpustój, бессодержа́тельныйbessoderžátelʹnyj

    пустийpustyj, пустопорожнійpustoporožnij, беззмістовнийbezzmistovnyj

  4. (figuratively)Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

    a hollow promise

    devoid of significance or force

  5. Concave; gaunt; sunken.

  6. Pertaining to hollow body position

  7. Synonym of empty (“lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish”).

Examples

54 sentences
  1. The fox hid in the hollow tree.

    ruЛиса спряталась в дуплистом дереве.

    deDer Fuchs versteckte sich in dem hohlen Baum.

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  2. The fox hid in the hollow of a tree.

    deDer Fuchs versteckte sich in einem hohlen Baum.

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  3. Tom hid the bag of coins in a hollow log.

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  4. My life is hollow without him.

    Моє життя без нього пусте.

    ruБез него моя жизнь пуста.

    deMein Leben ist leer ohne ihn.

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  5. The insect ate the peach hollow.

    Комахи виїли порожнину в персику.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
having an empty space inside:
echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space:
without substance:
Русский
By meaning 3
having an empty space inside:
echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space:
without substance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having an empty space inside:

Origin

From Middle English holowe, holwe, holuȝ, holgh, from the noun (see above).

From Middle English holowe, holwe, holuȝ, holgh, from the noun (see above).

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