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Definition of hollow verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hollow

verb
 
/ˈhɒləʊ/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hollow
 
/ˈhɒləʊ/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊ/
he / she / it hollows
 
/ˈhɒləʊz/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊz/
past simple hollowed
 
/ˈhɒləʊd/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊd/
past participle hollowed
 
/ˈhɒləʊd/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊd/
-ing form hollowing
 
/ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈhɑːləʊɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to make a flat surface go inward in a curve
    • be hollowed (by something) The stairs have been hollowed by centuries of use.
    Word OriginOld English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.
See hollow in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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