Hollow
Portuguese Meaning
oco vazio escavado sem valor cavernoso côncavo profundo surdo irreal faminto cavidade buraco canal caverna reentrância concavidade baixo calha ravina vale escavar tornar oco esburacar cavar abrir um buraco
English Meaning
- Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.
- Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look” ( Conor Cruise O'Brien).
- Without substance or character: a hollow person. See Synonyms at vain.
- Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery” ( Annalyn Swan).
- Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.
- A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.
- An indented or concave surface or area.
- A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.
- A small valley between mountains.
- To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.
- To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.
- To become hollow or empty.