Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hollow
Hollow
hollow
adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a depression; sunken (hollow cheeks). 2 (of a sound) echoing, as though made in or on a hollow container. 3 empty; hungry. 4 without significance; meaningless (a hollow triumph). 5 insincere; cynical; false (a hollow laugh; hollow promises). --n. 1 a hollow place; a hole. 2 a valley; a basin. --v.tr. (often foll. by out) make hollow; excavate. --adv. colloq. completely (beaten hollow). Phrases and idioms hollow-eyed with eyes deep sunk. hollow-hearted insincere. hollow square Mil. hist. a body of infantry drawn up in a square with a space in the middle. in the hollow of one's hand entirely subservient to one. Derivatives hollowly adv. hollowness n. Etymology: ME holg, holu, hol(e)we f. OE holh cave, rel. to HOLE
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I. noun see: hole Date: before 12th century an unfilled space ; cavity, hole, a depressed or low part of a surface, II. adjective (~er; ~est) Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from holh hole Date: 13th century having an indentation or inward curve ; concave, sunken, having a cavity within , lacking in real value, sincerity, or substance ; false, meaningless , reverberating like a sound made in or by beating on a large empty enclosure ; muffled, see: vain ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to make ~, to form by a ~ing action, intransitive verb to become ~, IV. adverb Date: 1601 so as to have a ~ sound, completely, thoroughly ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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