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[ˈhɒləʊ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having a hole or empty space inside
(e.g: a hollow metal tube)
- without real significance or value
(e.g: the result was a hollow victory)
Phrases:
- beat someone hollow
- have hollow legs
- in the hollow of one's hand
Origin
:
Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole
[ˈhɒləʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a hole or depression in something
(e.g: a hollow at the base of a large tree)
Phrases:
- beat someone hollow
- have hollow legs
- in the hollow of one's hand
Origin
:
Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole
[ˈhɒləʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- form by making a hole
(e.g: a tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range)
- deprive (an institution or system) of elements that enable it to function properly
(e.g: its finances were ravaged and its neighbourhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing)
Phrases:
- beat someone hollow
- have hollow legs
- in the hollow of one's hand
Origin
:
Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole
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