make+a+hollow

  • 31hollow 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

  • 32hollow — 1. adjective /ˈhɒl.əʊ,ˈhɑ.loʊ/ a) (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. a hollow moan b) (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low pitch …

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  • 33hollow out — {v.} To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. * /The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in./ * /The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe./ * /Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 34hollow out — {v.} To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. * /The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in./ * /The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe./ * /Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 35hollow\ out — v To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in. The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin to make a jack… …

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  • 36Hollow square — Square Square (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [ e]querre a carpenter s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37hollow — 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

  • 38make haste — {v. phr.} To move fast; hurry. Rarely used in speaking. * /The dog wriggled into one end of the hollow log, and the rabbit made haste to get out the other end./ * /Mary saw that she had hurt Jane s feelings, and made haste to say she was sorry./… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 39make haste — {v. phr.} To move fast; hurry. Rarely used in speaking. * /The dog wriggled into one end of the hollow log, and the rabbit made haste to get out the other end./ * /Mary saw that she had hurt Jane s feelings, and made haste to say she was sorry./… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 40make\ haste — v. phr. To move fast; hurry. Rarely used in speaking. The dog wriggled into one end of the hollow log, and the rabbit made haste to get out the other end. Mary saw that she had hurt Jane s feelings, and made haste to say she was sorry. Compare:… …

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