hollow sth out
— phrasal verb with hollow /ˈhɒl.əʊ/
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/ verb Definition
› to make an empty space inside something: Sand carried by the wind has hollowed out the base of the cliff.Emptying
(Definition of hollow sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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