hollow - Meaning in Gujarati

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hollow - Meaning in Gujarati

hollow Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of hollow in English

hollow adjective

1. lacking in substance or character

   Example

   • "a hollow person"
2. devoid of significance or force

   Synonyms

   empty, vacuous

   Examples

   • "a hollow victory"
   • "empty promises"
   • "vacuous comments"
3. as if echoing in a hollow space

   Example

   • "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

   Examples

   • "a hollow tree"
   • "a hollow wall"
   • "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
   • "hollow cheeks"

hollow noun

1. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

   Synonyms

   hole, hole

2. a small valley between mountains

   Synonyms

   holler

   Example

   • "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
3. a cavity or space in something

   Example

   • "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

hollow verb

1. remove the interior of

   Synonyms

   core out, hollow out

   Example

   • "hollow out a tree trunk"
2. remove the inner part or the core of

   Synonyms

   dig, excavate

   Example

   • "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

Synonyms of hollow

• hole
• holler
• core out, hollow out
• dig, excavate
• empty, vacuous

Antonyms of hollow

solid

More matches for hollow

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