hollow
verb/ˈhɒləʊ/
/ˈhɑːləʊ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- 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.
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