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   hole

   /həʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a hollow place in a solid body or surface: "the dog had dug a hole in the ground" Similar pitditchtrenchcavitycraterdepressionhollowwellboreholeexcavationshaftmineshaftdugoutcavecavernpotholechambergorgechasmcanyonravine
   • ▪ an aperture passing through something: "he had a hole in his sock" Similar openingaperturegapspaceorificeslotventoutletchinkbreachbreakcrackleakriftrupturepunctureperforationcutincisionsplitgashrentslitcleftcrevicefissurepeepholekeyholespyholeforamenarchaic:loophole
   • ▪ a cavity or receptacle on a golf course, typically one of eighteen or nine, into which the ball must be hit.
   • ▪ one of the sections of a golf course or the divisions of play in a game of golf: "Stephen lost the first three holes to Eric"
   • ▪ an animal's burrow: "a fox's hole" Similar burrowlairdencovertearthsettdreyretreatsheltercave
   • ▪ a valley: "Seaton Hole"
   • ▪ a position from which an electron is absent, especially one regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.
   • 2. a place or position that needs to be filled because someone or something is no longer there: "she is missed terribly and her death has left a hole in all our lives"
   • ▪ a shortcoming, weakness, or flaw in a plan, argument, etc.: "intriguing as it sounds, the theory is full of holes" Similar flawfaultdefectweaknessweak pointshortcominginconsistencydiscrepancyloopholeerrormistakefallacy
   • 3. an unpleasant place: informal "she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town" Similar hovelslumshackmessinformal:dumpdivepigstyjointtipOpposite palace
   • ▪ an awkward situation: "the team are in a bit of a hole and it's a case of seeing if they can dig themselves out" Similar predicamentdiffict situationawkward situationmesscornertight cornerquandarydilemmamuddleemergencycrisisimbrogliodifficultytroubleplightdire straitsinformal:fixjambindspottight spotscrapepicklesticky situationhot waterdeep waterspot of bother

   verb

   • 1. make a hole or holes in: "a fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started"
   • 2. hit (the ball) into a hole: "George holed a six-iron shot from the fairway"

   Word Origin Old Englishhol (noun), holian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hol (noun) ‘cave’, (adjective) ‘hollow’, and German hohl ‘hollow’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover, conceal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. holey adjective

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   What does hole mean?

   • Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox! The meaning of HOLE is an opening through something : perforation. How to use hole in a sentence.

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   What is a hole in a building?

   • A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams. ...a 60ft hole. A hole is an opening in something that goes right through it.

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   Where does the word hole come from?

   • The word hole comes from the Old English hol meaning "cave" which in prehistoric times wasn't just a dark space to hide, it was a home. The word hole is used in many contexts from a rabbit hole where rabbits live to "a hole in one" — the golf term.

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   What is a hole in the ground called?

   • 1. an opening through something; gap: a hole in the roof. 2. a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow. 4. a cramped or shabby place of habitation. 5. a place of solitary confinement; dungeon. 6. an embarrassing position or predicament.

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   What is a hole in golf?

   • A hole is one of the places on a golf course that the ball must drop into, usually marked by a flag. If you hole in a game of golf, you hit the ball so that it goes into the hole. He holed from nine feet at the 18th.

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   What is a hole in a law?

   • A hole in a law, theory, or argument is a fault or weakness that it has. If you refer to a place as a hole, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unpleasant. Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me? A hole is also one of the nine or eighteen sections of a golf course. I played nine holes with Gary today.

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   an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object: dig a hole We dug a hole and planted the tree. hole in My jumper's got a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through. Synonyms. cavity. chamber (SPACE) specialized. gap (SPACE)

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   The meaning of HOLE is an opening through something : perforation. How to use hole in a sentence.

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   Hole definition: an opening through something; gap; aperture. See examples of HOLE used in a sentence.

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   A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.

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   n. 1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel. 2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater. b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders. c.

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   HOLE definition: 1. a hollow space in something, or an opening in a surface: 2. a hollow space where a…. Learn more.

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   A hole isn't just a hollow space dug out of the ground or punched out of something. When you're talking casually with friends, you can also call a place that's small or dumpy a hole, like a rundown town or a really tiny apartment.