English verb: hollow out | |||
1. | hollow out (contact) remove the interior of | ||
Samples | Hollow out a tree trunk. | ||
Examples | They hollow out the trees | ||
Synonyms | core out, hollow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cave, cavern, cavern out, core, dig, dig out, draw in, excavate, gouge, hole, rout, scallop, scollop, scoop out, suck in, undermine | ||