Meaning | Remove the interior of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Model | They hollow out the trees |
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Example | "hollow out a tree trunk" |
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Synonyms | hollow, core out |
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Narrower | cave, undermine | hollow out as if making a cave or opening |
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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 |
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Spanish | ahuecar, excavar |
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Catalan | excavar |
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