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• hollowing — hol·low || hÉ‘ləʊ / hÉ’l n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley v. excavate, dig out, make hollow adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless …   English contemporary dictionary

• hollow out — verb remove the interior of hollow out a tree trunk • Syn: ↑hollow, ↑core out • Derivationally related forms: ↑hollow (for: ↑hollow) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

• hollow out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hollow out : present tense I/you/we/they hollow out he/she/it hollows out present participle hollowing out past tense hollowed out past participle hollowed out 1) to make a hole in something by removing what… …   English dictionary

• dug|out — «DUHG OWT», noun. 1. a rough shelter or cave formed by digging into the side of a hill, trench, or the like, and often reinforced with logs: »During war, soldiers use dugouts for protection against bullets, bombs, and shells. 2. a small shelter… …   Useful english dictionary

• don’t halloo till you are out of the wood — Do not exult until all danger or difficulty is past. Halloo literally means to shout in order to attract attention. 1770 B. FRANKLIN Papers (1973) XVIII. 356 This is Hollowing before you are out of the Wood. 1800 A. ADAMS Letter 13 Nov. (1848)… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• hollow something out — form something by hollowing. → hollow …   English new terms dictionary

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