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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
2.
deliberately deceptive
hollow promises
3.
as if echoing in a hollow space
the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
4.
devoid of significance or point
a hollow victory
'hollow' - used as a noun
5.
a cavity or space in something
hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
6.
a small valley between mountains
he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
7.
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
'hollow' - used as a verb
8.
remove the inner part or the core of
9.
remove the interior of
hollow out a tree trunk
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1. Hollow / Plural
hollows
2. Hollow / Past
hollowed
3. Hollow / Third Person
hollows
4. Hollow / Present Participle
hollowing
5. Hollow / Comparitive
hollower
6. Hollow / Superlative
hollowest
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