hollow sth out
— phrasal verb with hollow uk/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us/ˈhɑː.loʊ/verb
to make an empty space inside something:
Sand carried by the wind has hollowed out the base of the cliff.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Emptying
- clear
- drain
- empty
- gut
- hollow
- land
- let
- let sth out
- turn
- turn sth out
- unload
- unpack
- vacate