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hollow out

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Verb1.hollow out - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
gouge, rout - make a groove in
scollop, scallop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
hole - make holes in
suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
scoop out - hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
cavern, cavern out - hollow out as if making a cavern
cave, undermine - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"
dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
excavate - form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
core - remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
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? hollow out
vt sepaushöhlen


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In 1976, Union Carbide filed for a patent on a new "web" molding process that injected gas to hollow out substantially all of a part and leave only a random pattern of supporting ribs between two skins.
Rather than allowing the gas to enter the melt and hollow out channels within the part, both these gas-assist methods apply the gas to localized areas of the part surface.
 
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