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Словарь синонимов английского языка - hollow

 
 

Hollow

hollow
(adj) 1. vacant, empty, void, unfilled: A hollow space in the wall concealed a secret passage. 2. sunken, concave, indented, dented, sunken, recessed, depressed: Dust gathers in the hollow places of the floor. 3. hungry, ravenous, starved, empty, famished: I'm feeling hollow and should prefer to eat now, not later. 4. insincere, false, hypocritical, sham, artificial, counterfeit, feigned, fraudulent, spurious, deceitful, mendacious, deceptive, cynical: Politicians campaigning for office often make hollow promises they do not intend to keep. 5. empty, futile, costly, Pyrrhic, worthless, vain, unavailing, bootless, fruitless, profitless, unprofitable, valueless, ineffective, pointless, senseless, meaningless: Winning the lawsuit was a hollow victory, for the man was bankrupt. 6. muffled, dull, flat, low, sepulchral, toneless: His voice sounded hollow, as if he were speaking into a metal bowl. -(n) 7. hole, cavity, cavern, crater, basin, depression, excavation, pit, trough, furrow, indentation, dent, impression; valley, dale, dell, glen, dip: We dug ourselves in a hollow in the ground hoping not to be seen. The dog herded the sheep into the hollow near the stream. -(v) 8. excavate, dig (out or up), gouge, scoop, furrow, dredge: Huskies hollow out places for themselves to sleep in the snow.
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  I. a.1. Vacant, empty, void, cavernous.2. Insincere, treacherous, false, faithless, hypocritical, pharisaical, deceitful, false-hearted, ~-hearted.3. Deep, low, rumbling.II. n.1. Depression, low spot, low place.2. Cavity, concavity, depression, excavation, pit, hole, cave, cavern, dent, dint, dimple.3. Groove, channel, canal.III. v. a.Excavate, scoop, dig out.IV. ad.(Colloq.) Wholly, completely, utterly, out and out, entirely, thoroughly. ...
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