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dig out vs hollow out

hollow out vs dig out

dig out and hollow out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dig out No No Yes No
hollow out No No Yes No
As verbs, hollow out is a hypernym of dig out; that is, hollow out is a word with a broader meaning than dig out:
  • dig out: create by digging
  • hollow out: remove the interior of
Other hypernyms of dig out include core out, hollow.
dig out (verb) hollow out (verb)
create by digging remove the interior of
dig out from underneath earth or snow
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Difference between dig out and hollow out

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