Synonyms for hollow out
verb weakenAntonyms for hollow out
undermined
Word Origin & History
c.1200, from Old English holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from Proto-Germanic *hul-, from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it hollow "take it completely" is first recorded 1660s, of unknown origin or connection.
Example Sentences forhollow out
Unlike the woodpecker the wryneck does not hollow out its hole for itself.
Sometime when a woman big they make a hollow out place for her stomach and make her lay down 'cross that hole and whip her behind.
And here, too, they eat away the floes and hollow out their edges.
Madame, we must either forget our pain, or hollow out a tomb for ourselves.
This they hollow out to a capacity to receive about a quart.
The next step was probably to hollow out by art a sound log, thus imitating the trunk which had been eroded by time and decay.
Cut out the stem and blossom ends of the tomatoes and hollow out the center so as to leave a shell.
Wash them thoroughly, and then hollow out the inside of each, leaving cup-shaped shells about 1/4 inch thick.
As though he understood, Dick obeyed, and began to hollow out a grave in the soft and boggy soil.
The Fox is a skilful digger, and when he cannot avoid it, he can hollow out a house with several rooms.