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HOLLOW OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the interior of

Example:

hollow out a tree trunk

Synonyms:

core out; hollow; hollow out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

empty (make void or empty of contents)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hollow 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 hollow out the trees

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