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Definition of hollow verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hollow

verb

NAmE//ˈhɑloʊ//

[usually passive] hollow somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hollow

he / she / it hollows

past simple hollowed

-ing form hollowing

to make a flat surface curve in The stairs have been hollowed by centuries of use.

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Phrasal Verbshollow out

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