hollow

hollow: 'holəu 1. adjective
1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) hul

2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) hul, innfallen, innsunket
2. noun
1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) fordypning, hulning, hulhet

2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) dal(søkk), botn

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- hollowness
- beat hollow
- hollow out
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subst. \/ˈhɒləʊ\/

1) hulhet

2) hulning, fordypning, innsenkning

3) søkk, grop

4) liten dal, dalsøkk

5) (geologi) gryte, botn

6) (bygg) hulkilhøvel

hollow of the knee knehase

in the hollow of one's hand i sin hule hånd
II
verb \/ˈhɒləʊ\/

1) (også hollow out) hule ut, uthule

2) bli hul
III
adj. \/ˈhɒləʊ\/

1) hul, tom

• a hollow nut

en tom nøtt

2) innfallen, innsunket, konkav

• hollow cheeks

innsunkne kinn

3) sulten

• feel hollow

være sulten

4) (overført) tom, hul, verdiløs

• a hollow victory

en verdiløs seier

5) (overført) uoppriktig, hyklersk, falsk

• hollow compliments

uoppriktige komplimenter, falsk ros

• hollow heart

svikefullt hjerte

6) (om lyd) hul, med gjenklang, gjallende

7) (om lyd) dump, dempet, dyp

have hollow legs ha en enorm matlyst kunne drikke så mye en vil uten å bli full

hollow race (hesteveddeløp) svakt felt

hollow square (militærvesen, historisk) firkantet formasjon av infanterister med åpent rom i midten

a hollow voice en hul stemme en dyp stemme
IV
adv. \/ˈhɒləʊ\/

(hverdagslig) fullstendig, grundig

beat somebody hollow gi noen grundig juling (sport) slå noen ned i støvlene

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Synonyms:

Vacant, empty, void, cavernous, Depression, low spot, low place / Insincere, treacherous, false, faithless, hypocritical, pharisaical, deceitful, false-hearted, hollow-hearted, Cavity, concavity, depression, excavation, pit, hole, cave, cavern, dent, dint, dimple / Deep, low, rumbling, Groove, channel, canal, Excavate, scoop, dig out, Wholly, completely, utterly, out and out, entirely, thoroughly

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Hollow — may refer to: *A closed body which is not solid or filled. i.e. contains empty space or air. **Hollow Earth theory, the idea that the planet Earth has a hollow interior and possibly an inhabitable inner surface. **Tree hollow, a hollow in a… … Wikipedia
Hollow — Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hollow — [häl′ō] adj. [ME holwe < OE holh: see HOLE] 1. having an empty space, or only air, within it; having a cavity inside; not solid 2. depressed below the surrounding surface; shaped like a cup or bowl; concave 3. deeply set; sunken [hollow… … English World dictionary
hollow — [adj1] empty, hollowed out alveolate, arched, carved out, cavernous, cleft, concave, cupped, cup shaped, curved, deep set, depressed, dimpled, excavated, incurved, indented, infundibular, notched, not solid, pitted, striated, sunken, troughlike,… … New thesaurus
hollow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a hole or empty space inside. 2) concave. 3) (of a sound) echoing. 4) lacking significance or sincerity. ► NOUN 1) a hole or depression. 2) a small valley … English terms dictionary
Hollow — Hol low, n. 1. A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree. [1913 Webster] 2. A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow — Hol low, adv. Wholly; completely; utterly; chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See {All}, adv. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] The more civilized so called Caucasian races have beaten the Turks… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow — Hol low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hollowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hollowing}.] To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate. Trees rudely hollowed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hollow — adj empty, *vain, nugatory, otiose, idle Ana & Contrasted words: see those at EMPTY adj 2 hollow n cavity, *hole, pocket, void, vacuum Analogous words: excavation, digging (see corresponding verbs at DIG): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Hollow — Hol*low , interj. [See {Hollo}.] Hollo. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow — Hol low, v. i. To shout; to hollo. [1913 Webster] Whisperings and hollowings are alike to a deaf ear. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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