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hollen.

to (make) hollow, empty (the inside)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɦɔlə(n)/
  1. to (make) hollow, empty (the inside)

    transitive
  2. to make by hollowing

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From hol.

verb/ˈɦɔlə(n)/
  1. to run fast or frantically, run away, flee etc.

    intransitive
  2. to rage; be/get out of control

    intransitive
  3. to (be/ go on) strike

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hollen, further etymology unknown. No certain relatives. Perhaps ultimately derived from or related to a zero-grade of Frankish *halþijan (“to incline, tilt”), if the sense evolution was 'to bend' > 'to move in a bending way' > 'to hasten, to run.'

verb/ˈɦɔlə(n)/
  1. to drag, toy, play games (with ...), play tricks (on ...)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

A rhyming variation on sollen.

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