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hollowed-out state — n. country or state which has its powers weakened and concurrently its legitimacy is challenged, state that keeps the outer forms of its legitimacy but actually has no real power … English contemporary dictionary
Out of Sight, Out of Mime — Infobox Television episode Title = Out of Sight, Out of Mime Caption = Mime wants candy Series = Happy Tree Friends Season = 2 Episode = 36 Airdate = ? Production = 209 Writer = David Winn Jeff Biancalana Rhode Montijo Kenn Navarro Director =… … Wikipedia
hollowed — adj. with a cavity in the interior hol·low || hÉ‘ləʊ / hÉ’l n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley v. excavate, dig out, make hollow adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless … English contemporary dictionary
hollow out — verb remove the interior of hollow out a tree trunk • Syn: ↑hollow, ↑core out • Derivationally related forms: ↑hollow (for: ↑hollow) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
hollow out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hollow out : present tense I/you/we/they hollow out he/she/it hollows out present participle hollowing out past tense hollowed out past participle hollowed out 1) to make a hole in something by removing what… … English dictionary
hollow out — {v.} To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. * /The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in./ * /The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe./ * /Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin… … Dictionary of American idioms
hollow out — {v.} To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. * /The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in./ * /The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe./ * /Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin… … Dictionary of American idioms
hollow\ out — v To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in. The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. Joe s father hollowed out a pumpkin to make a jack… … Словарь американских идиом
hollow out — PHRASAL VERB If you hollow something out, you remove the inside part of it. [V P n (not pron)] Someone had hollowed out a large block of stone... [V n P] Bake some big red peppers and hollow them out … English dictionary
cupped — Hollowed; made cup shaped. * * * (kupt) hollowed out like a cup … Medical dictionary