| VERB | contact | hollow out, hollow, core 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 hollow out the trees | |
| Example | "hollow out a tree trunk" | |
| Synonyms | hollow, core 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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