
hollow
adj 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" [ant: {solid}]
2: deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false
pretenses" [syn: {false}]
3: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of
footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow
victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: {empty}, {vacuous}]
n 1: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the
hollows in their cheeks"
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin
in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn: {holler}]
3: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: {hole}]
v 1: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company
wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn: {excavate}, {dig}]
2: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: {hollow
out}, {core out}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0