hollow

hol|low1 [ `halou ] adjective *

1. ) empty inside:

The tree trunk was completely hollow.

hollow chocolate eggs

2. ) hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen: EMPTY:

The president's election promises now seem increasingly hollow.

a ) with no real meaning:

a hollow display of friendship

We had won, but it was a hollow victory.

b ) a hollow laugh a laugh that sounds sad rather than happy or sincere

c ) have a hollow ring or ring hollow to not seem sincere or real

3. ) a hollow sound is a low sound like something empty being hit

4. ) hollow eyes or cheeks seem to have sunk into your head, for example because you are tired, thin, or sick

hollow

hol|low 2 [ `halou ] verb

,hollow `out phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to make a hole in something by removing what is inside it

2. ) to make or build something by making a hole in something:

The amphitheater had been hollowed out of the steep hillside.

hollow

hol|low 3 [ `halou ] noun count

1. ) a small area in the ground that is lower than the ground around it: DIP

2. ) an area on someone's body that is slightly lower than the area around it