hollow

  • 31hollow — [12] Modern English hole comes from an Old English adjective meaning ‘hollow’, and by a coincidental swap hollow originated in an Old English word for ‘hole’ (the two are probably ultimately related). Old English holh meant ‘hollow place’, ‘hole’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32hollow — adjective 1》 having a hole or empty space inside.     ↘concave. 2》 (of a sound) echoing. 3》 without real value: the result was a hollow victory.     ↘insincere: a hollow promise. noun 1》 a hole or depression. 2》 a small valley. verb (usu. hollow… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 33hollow — 1. adjective 1) a hollow tube Syn: empty, hollowed out, void 2) hollow cheeks Syn: sunken, deep set, concave, depressed, recessed 3) a hollow promise …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 34hollow —   Pūha, māhao (as a log); hakahaka, olohaka (as a surfboard); po opo o, āpo opo o, hālua, napo o, kānoa (as in earth); poho, pāiki, ka ele, kāwaha, homa (as of the hand or of a bowl).    ♦ Hollow eyed, hakahaka nā maka, naho nā maka, po opo o… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 35hollow — [12] Modern English hole comes from an Old English adjective meaning ‘hollow’, and by a coincidental swap hollow originated in an Old English word for ‘hole’ (the two are probably ultimately related). Old English holh meant ‘hollow place’, ‘hole’ …

    Word origins

  • 36hollow — 1. adjective /ˈhɒl.əʊ,ˈhɑ.loʊ/ a) (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. a hollow moan b) (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low pitch …

    Wiktionary

  • 37hollow — v. (d; tr.) to hollow out of (to hollow a canoe out of a log) * * * [ hɒləʊ] (d; tr.) to hollow out of (to hollow a canoe out of a log) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 38Hollow — Recorded in various spellings including Hollow, Hollows, Hollaway, Hollway, Hollwey, Holloway and Holoway, this is an English medieval surname. It is either locational from various places in England called Holloway, or topographical for someone… …

    Surnames reference

  • 39hollow — See: BEAT ALL HOLLOW also BEAT HOLLOW …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 40hollow — See: BEAT ALL HOLLOW also BEAT HOLLOW …

    Dictionary of American idioms