hollow out

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hollow out - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"core out, hollowempty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"gouge, rout - make a groove inscollop, scallop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"hole - make holes insuck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"scoop out - hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"cavern, cavern out - hollow out as if making a caverncave, undermine - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"excavate - form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"core - remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

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hollow

(ˈholəu) adjective1. having an empty space in it. a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.中空的2. (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow. a hollow voice.空洞的 noun1. something hollow. hollows in her cheeks.凹陷2. a small valley; a dip in the ground. You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.山谷ˈhollowness noun空洞beat hollow to beat thoroughly at a game etc. The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday.把...完全打败hollow out to make hollow. They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat.挖空

hollow out

To remove something from the inside of something else, often by scraping or scooping. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hollow" and "out." We need to hollow the pumpkin out before we can carve a face on it.See also: hollow, out

hollow something out

to make the inside of something hollow. Martha hollowed the book out and put her money inside. She hollowed out a book.See also: hollow, out

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verb remove the interior of

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