The meaning of HOLLOW is having an indentation or inward curve : concave, sunken. How to use hollow in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hollow.

The village’s name started as “Deutsch Hollow” so called by the German settlers, and named for “Dutch” Charlie Paffrath, who came to the area in 1834 and kept a tavern on the much traveled highway.

1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin. 2. To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.

HOLLOW definition: 1. having a hole or empty space inside: 2. If you have hollow cheeks or eyes, your cheeks curve in….

HOLLOW definition: having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty. See examples of hollow used in a sentence.

in a hollow manner: The politician's accusations rang hollow. Idioms beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: His performance beat the others all hollow.

4 days ago · (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.

If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one. ...a hollow man who's coasted on …

Hollow refers to something that is empty or void on the inside, having a space or cavity within. It can be applied to physical objects like a hollow tree or tube, or metaphorically to abstract concepts such as …

If something is hollow, it is empty on the inside. A chocolate Easter bunny looks like so much chocolate until you realize that it is hollow and quickly eaten.