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    CORE OUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Remove the interior ofplay

    Example:

    hollow out a tree trunk

    Synonyms:

    core out; hollow; hollow out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "core out" is one way to...):

    empty (make void or empty of contents)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "core out"):

    gouge; rout (make a groove in)

    scallop; scollop (form scallops in)

    hole (make holes in)

    draw in; suck in (draw in as if by suction)

    scoop out (hollow out with a scoop)

    cavern; cavern out (hollow out as if making a cavern)

    cave; undermine (hollow out as if making a cave or opening)

    dig; dig out (create by digging)

    excavate (form by hollowing)

    core (remove the core or center from)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Sentence example:

    They core out the trees

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