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CORE OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the interior of
Example:
hollow out a tree trunk
Synonyms:
core out; hollow; hollow out
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "core out" is one way to...):
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "core out"):
gouge; rout (make a groove in)
scallop; scollop (form scallops in)
hole (make holes in)
draw in; suck in (draw in as if by suction)
scoop out (hollow out with a scoop)
cavern; cavern out (hollow out as if making a cavern)
cave; undermine (hollow out as if making a cave or opening)
dig; dig out (create by digging)
excavate (form by hollowing)
core (remove the core or center from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They core out the trees
