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to core

8 4.3

To remove the central part of a fruit

verb
/kɔr/

: descorazonar

Without peeling or coring the apples, my mother would cut them in quarters and put them in a big kettle.

Examples

For this you need to take your apples and you need to peel them, core them and chop them into little squares.
I paused to watch Mamu core the eyes out of a potato.

Fiction book (2002)
Dried tomatoes should be cored and halved, although opinions differ on the need to seed tomatoes when drying.

Blog text (12)
To make the pie, first core the apples and then slice them into thin pieces.
She carefully cored the strawberries before adding them to the salad.
Before grilling the peppers, make sure to core them and remove the seeds.

Synonyms

to core out

vsto core

1 5.0

To remove the middle part of a fruit or vegetable, for example the core of an apple

focuses on removing the central part mainly from fruits

Idioms

to its core

5 5.6

In a way that changes someone or something very deeply and completely

rotten to the core

Offensive

5 8.1

Completely dishonest and morally bad in every part

Phrasal Verbs

to core out

1 5.0

To remove the middle part of a fruit or vegetable, for example the core of an apple

Compounds

hard-core

70 6.5

Very loyal and dedicated to a group or cause

hard core

49 5.4

A small group of members who are very loyal and always support it

core group

12 3.5

A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity

hard-core

10 7.5

Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs

core strength

3 3.4

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

core memory

Archaic

1 8.1

An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data

core drill

Specialized

1 6.1

A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock

hard-core

Jargon

1 7.9

A game mode where death means permanent loss of progress

core dump

Specialized

1 7.7

A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors

magnetic core

Archaic

1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

magnetic core memory

Archaic

1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

core bit

Specialized

1 7.8

A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete

core memory

1 5.5

A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices

core histone

Specialized

1 8.3

A protein that DNA wraps around inside cells

core blower

Specialized

7.9

A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds

core shooter

Specialized

9.0

A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold

core shooting machine

Specialized

9.7

A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores

demon core

Specialized

9.9

A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents

How Thorough

to eviscerate

NSFW

8 9.5

to hollow out

21 4.0

to pith

Specialized

9.5

to core

8 4.3

to cut

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

core infinitive

cored past

cored past participle

coring present participle

cores third person singular

Etymology

The word core comes from Latin cor 'heart', so to core a fruit is to remove its 'heart' or central part.