gopher hole vs hollow

gopher hole and hollow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gopher hole	Yes	No	No	No
hollow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, hollow is a hypernym of gopher hole; that is, hollow is a word with a broader meaning than gopher hole:

Other hypernyms of gopher hole include hole.

gopher hole (noun)	hollow (noun)
a hole in the ground made by gophers	a depression hollowed out of solid matter
	a small valley between mountains
	a cavity or space in something

gopher hole (adjective)	hollow (adjective)
	not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
	lacking in substance or character
	devoid of significance or force
	as if echoing in a hollow space

gopher hole (verb)	hollow (verb)
	remove the interior of
	remove the inner part or the core of