Hollow vs. Void
Difference Between Hollow and Void
Hollownoun
A small valley between mountains.
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.Voidadjective
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
Hollownoun
A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
the hollow of the hand or of a treeVoidadjective
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
Hollownoun
(US) A sunken area.
Voidadjective
Being without; destitute; devoid.
Hollownoun
(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
a hollow in the pit of one's stomachVoidadjective
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
Hollowverb
(transitive) to make a hole in something; to excavate
Voidadjective
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
null and voidHollowverb
To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
Voidadjective
Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
Hollowadjective
(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
a hollow tree; a hollow sphereVoidadjective
That does not return a value.
Hollowadjective
(of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
He let out a hollow moan.Voidnoun
An empty space; a vacuum.
Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.Hollowadjective
(figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
a hollow victoryVoidnoun
(astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies
Hollowadjective
(figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
a hollow promiseVoidnoun
(materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
Hollowadjective
concave; gaunt; sunken.
Voidnoun
(fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
Hollowadjective
(gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position
Voidnoun
A voidee.
Hollowadverb
(colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
Voidverb
(transitive) To make invalid or worthless.
He voided the check and returned it.Hollowinterjection
alternative form of hollo
Voidverb
To empty.
void one’s bowelsHollownoun
a cavity or space in something;
hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeksVoidverb
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
to void excrementHollownoun
a small valley between mountains;
he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the AppalachiansVoidverb
To withdraw, depart.
Hollownoun
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Voidverb
To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
to void a tableHollowverb
remove the inner part or the core of;
the mining company wants to excavate the hillsiteVoidnoun
the state of nonexistence
Hollowverb
remove the interior of;
hollow out a tree trunkVoidnoun
an empty area or space;
the huge desert voidsthe emptiness of outer spacewithout their support he'll be ruling in a vacuumHollowadjective
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity;
a hollow walla hollow treehollow cheekshis face became gaunter and more hollow with each yearVoidverb
declare invalid;
The contract was annulledvoid a pleaHollowadjective
deliberately deceptive;
hollow (or false) promisesfalse pretensesVoidverb
clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something;
The chemist voided the glass bottleThe concert hall was voided of the audienceHollowadjective
as if echoing in a hollow space;
the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroomVoidverb
take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
invalidateas a contractHollowadjective
devoid of significance or point;
empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous commentsVoidverb
excrete or discharge from the body
Voidadjective
lacking any legal or binding force;
null and voidVoidadjective
containing nothing;
the earth was without form, and void
