hollow
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- adjective
- /ˈhɑloʊ/
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hueco
- Montgomery, a tall, thin man with hollow cheeks, gave me a sour look as I came in.
- a hollow shaft
- a hollow core
- a hollow tube
It's not massive, you know, it's hollow, but it's a fair weight.
- It's not massive, you know, it's hollow, but it's a fair weight.
- Big, hollow and hard to get down a ramp.
- All right, I'm actually curious about doing a a sanding operation on this hollow Chrome ball.
Examples
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OK, these arrows right here are basically translucent and they're hollow on the inside.
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So this is hollow inside this light PLA material.
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It's not massive, you know, it's hollow, but it's a fair weight.
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We could make it hollow here, something like this.
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So I want to keep this as hollow as possible.
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- Look, it's a hollow bottle.
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The walls are up, but they are hollow.
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It's already gigantic, but it's hollow all the way through.
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The hollow part of the hillside... would be a good place for shelter.
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The tree trunk was hollow, making it light enough to carry easily.
Synonyms
Having a hollow space inside an organ
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A deep, empty pain in the chest or heart that feels emotional rather than physical
How Hollow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hollow comes from an old English word holh, which means 'hole' or 'cave' and is the same root as the everyday word hole. So something hollow is literally 'having a space inside' and not solid.