verb
Meaning 1
To make something hollow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cave
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
hollow out
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verb
Meaning 2
To become hollow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To reduce the power or influence of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
remove the interior of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hollow out a tree trunk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hollow, core out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: empty
Narrower terms: rout, gouge, scallop, scollop, hole, suck in, draw in, scoop out, cavern, cavern out, cave, undermine, dig, dig out, excavate, core
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: جَوَّفَ (jawwafa) — make hollow
- Asturian: agüecar — make hollow
- Asturian: acovanar — make hollow
- Dutch: uithollen — make hollow
- Finnish: onteloida — make hollow
- Finnish: kaivaa ontoksi — make hollow
- French: évider — make hollow
- Georgian: ამოთხრა (amotxra) — make hollow
- German: aushöhlen — make hollow
- Ancient Greek: κοιλόω (koilóō) — make hollow
- Latin: cavō — make hollow
- Māori: hākaro — make hollow
- Māori: whakakaiwaka — make hollow
- Quechua: t'uquy — make hollow
- Spanish: ahuecar — make hollow
- Swedish: urholka — make hollow
- Arabic: تَجَوَّفَ (tajawwafa) — become hollow
- Finnish: onteloitua — become hollow
- Finnish: tulla ontoksi — become hollow
- Spanish: ahuecarse — become hollow