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hollow


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verb

Definition of HOLLOW

transitive verb
1
: to make hollow
2
: to form by a hollowing action —usually used with out <rain barrels hollowed out from trees — Robert Shaplen>
intransitive verb
: to become hollow
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Examples of HOLLOW

  1. They hollowed the log to make a canoe.

First Known Use of HOLLOW

15th century

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