ENGLISH: hollow - CREOLE: kre



Overview of noun hollow



The noun hollow has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (2) hollow -- (a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks")

2. (1) hollow, holler -- (a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians")

3. (1) hole, hollow -- (a depression hollowed out of solid matter)



Overview of verb hollow



The verb hollow has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. excavate, dig, hollow -- (remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside")

2. hollow, hollow out, core out -- (remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk")



Overview of adj hollow



The adj hollow has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (1) hollow -- (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. (1) false, hollow -- (deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses")

3. (1) hollow -- (as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom")

4. (1) empty, hollow, vacuous -- (devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments")

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