[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