hollow (
http://definr.com/hollow)
adj 1: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall";
"a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became
gaunter and more hollow with each year" [ant:
solid]
2: deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false
pretenses" [syn:
false]
3: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of
footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow
victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn:
empty,
vacuous]
n 1: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the
hollows in their cheeks"
2: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin
in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" [syn:
holler]
3: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn:
hole]
v 1: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company
wants to excavate the hillsite" [syn:
excavate,
dig]
2: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" [syn: {hollow
out},
core out]