not solid, with a hole or empty space inside; unreal; false; insincere
empty, hollowed out
Cases of word usage
1) (to attack (a place) etc with) a hollow metal container filled either with explosive or with tear gas etc (bomb)
2) a deep, round, hollow dish (bowl)
3) a solid or hollow body shaped like a pole or log (cylinder)
4) a hollow growth in the body containing liquid matter (cyst)
5) a hollow place in a hard surface as made by a blow or by pressure (dent)
6) the state of being depressed; a hollow place in the surface of something, especially the ground (depression)
7) a small natural hollow in the chin or cheek e.g. when a person smiles (dimple)
8) a kind of musical instrument usually made of a hollow round frame with skin stretched over it, played by beating (drum)
9) a long, hollow area in the surface of a hard material, especially one made for something that slides along it, e.g. a sliding door or window (groove)
10) flour paste (pasta) made into hollow tubes, cooked by boiling (macaroni)