hallow
noun
Meaning
- (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
- To make holy, to sanctify.
- A shout, cry; a hulloo.
- To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
- (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
- (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
- Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
- Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
- Concave; gaunt; sunken.
- Pertaining to hollow body position
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