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What does hollow out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hollow out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make something hollow.
  2. (intransitive) To become hollow
  3. (transitive) To reduce the power or influence of something.
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Carefully hollow out the tofu cube about half an inch deep and place in a small soup bowl.
To make one, use a hacksaw to sever a section of the main beam, and hollow out the softer center with a rotary rasp.
In a sense, Watkins's images blaze a trail for the tourist at the expense of the adventurer and hollow out the sublime, leaving only spectacle.
To prevent shrinkage cavities from forming in extensive pontics, it is advisable to hollow out the pontic.
It was the eighth day, and God saw that there remained the earth and rocks he had removed from the mountains to hollow out the Ouvèze valley.
Konglang taught the crew to cook rice in a length of bamboo and how to hollow out the core of a banana tree for fresh water.

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