The meaning of Hollowing

Hollowing – definition

verb
Form by making a hole.
Usage examples:
A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range
Synonims:
Gouge out Scoop out Dig out Cut out Excavate Channel

adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
Usage examples:
A hollow metal tube

adjective
Without real significance or value.
Usage examples:
The result was a hollow victory

noun
A hole or depression in something.
Usage examples:
A hollow at the base of a large tree

phrasal verb
To remove the inside of something
Usage examples:
We hollowed out the tree trunk to make a canoe.

Hollowing translation into English

Hollowing: translate from English into Chinese

空心化

Hollowing: translate from English into Dutch

Uithollen, Hol maken, Uitboren

Hollowing: translate from English into French

Creuser

Hollowing: translate from English into German

Aushöhlen

Hollowing: translate from English into Hindi

खोखला करना

Hollowing: translate from English into Italian

Svuotamento, Scavare, Incavare

Hollowing: translate from English into Korean

중공

Hollowing: translate from English into Russian

Долбление, Выкапывать, Выдалбливать

Hollowing: translate from English into Spanish

Vaciado, Ahuecar, Vaciar, Excavar

Word origin

Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.

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Hollowing – similar words

hollower

adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
Usage examples:
A hollow metal tube

noun
A hole or depression in something.
Usage examples:
A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb
Form by making a hole.
Usage examples:
A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

All meanings and translations of Hollower

hollowed

verb
Form by making a hole.
Usage examples:
A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
Usage examples:
A hollow metal tube

adjective
Without real significance or value.
Usage examples:
The result was a hollow victory

All meanings and translations of Hollowed

hollow

adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
Usage examples:
A hollow metal tube

noun
A hole or depression in something.
Usage examples:
A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb
Form by making a hole.
Usage examples:
A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

All meanings and translations of Hollow

Hollowing synonims

channel

noun
A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
Usage examples:
The bay includes saltmarsh, shallow and open water, tidal channels, mudflats and numerous islands, …

verb
Direct towards a particular end or object.
Usage examples:
The council is to channel public funds into training schemes

noun
A passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along
Usage examples:
The english channel, she switched to another channel to watch the news., we’ve established a regula…

All meanings and translations of Channel

cut out

phrasal verb
Form and create by cutting out

noun
A piece of card cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of a person with a large photograph of that person on it
Usage examples:
He had his picture taken with a lifesize cardboard cutout of the president., his characters are car…

All meanings and translations of Cut out

excavate

verb
Make (a hole or channel) by digging.
Usage examples:
The cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench

verb
To dig a hole or channel in the ground, or to make a hole or channel by removing earth
Usage examples:
[ i ] we’ll be excavating here for the foundation of the building., [ t ] archaeologists are excava…

All meanings and translations of Excavate

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