HOLLOW
adverb
Definition
Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv. [Collog.] The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have beaten the Turks hollow in the struggle for existence. Darwin.
Other Definitions
This word also has 4 other definitions:
HOLLOW
(adjective)
1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow...
HOLLOW
(interjection)
Hollo.
HOLLOW
(noun)
1. A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree.
2. A ...
HOLLOW
(verb)
To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate. "Trees rudely hollowed." Dryden.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
