hollow out

Verb

Meaning

remove the interior of

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Synonyms

hollow core out cut drill burrow core channel mine tunnel bore drain sink gut dig undermine
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Antonyms

interest headland cover build promote raise
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Hypernyms

empty

Hyponyms

core hole cave dig undermine cavern

Examples

Drops of water hollow out a stone. Ovid

Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war. John Scalzi

I wish the Queen had died the night before the Royal Jubilee – I wish she'd just fucking died. But they wouldn't have been able to tell us that she'd died. They would have had to hollow out her body and get that guy who plays Gollum to wear it. Frankie Boyle

hollow out a tree trunk Source: Internet

Carve the top of the pumpkin with a zig-zag edge, hollow out, and carve a traditional jack-o-lantern face on it. Source: Internet

Carbon-dated at around 1700 years old, the tree began to hollow out at around 1000 years old—which made it perfect for a small bar inside. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hollow leg hollow of the body hollow of the knee hollow phrase hollow point hollow portion