VERB | contact | core out, hollow, hollow out | remove the interior of |
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Meaning | Remove the interior of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | They core out the trees | |
Synonyms | hollow, hollow out | |
Narrower | cave, undermine | hollow out as if making a cave or opening |
cavern, cavern out | hollow out as if making a cavern | |
core | Remove the core or center from | |
dig, dig out | create by digging | |
excavate | form by hollowing | |
hole | make holes in | |
rout, gouge | make a groove in | |
scallop, scollop | form scallops in | |
scoop out | hollow out with a scoop | |
suck in, draw in | draw in as if by suction | |
Broader | empty | make void or empty of contents |
Spanish | ahuecar, excavar | |
Catalan | excavar |
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