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   hole

   /hōl/

   noun

   • 1. a hollow place in a solid body or surface: "he dug out a small hole in the snow" 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.
   • ▪ a hole as representing a division of a golf course or of play in golf: "Stephen lost the first three holes to Eric"
   • ▪ an animal's burrow: "a fox's hole" Similar burrowlairdencovertearthsettdreyretreatsheltercave
   • ▪ a valley: "Jackson Hole"
   • ▪ a position from which an electron is absent, especially one regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.
   • 2. a small or unpleasant place: informal "she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town" Similar hovelslumshackmessinformal:dumpdivepigstyjointtipOpposite palace
   • ▪ an awkward situation: "get yourself out of a hole" 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) so that it falls into a hole: "alternate shots from each partner until the ball is holed"

   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

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › holeHole Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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)

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › holeHOLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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 sweater has a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through. Synonyms. cavity.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   hole, cavity, excavation refer to a hollow place in anything. hole is the common word for this idea: a hole in turf. cavity is a more formal or scientific term for a hollow within the body or in a substance, whether with or without a passage outward: a cavity in a tooth; the cranial cavity.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › holeHole - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › holeHole - definition of hole by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhole noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of hole noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. hole. noun. /həʊl/ Idioms. hollow space. [countable] a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something. He dug a deep hole in the garden. hole in something The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground. Water had collected in the holes in the road.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishhole noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    1[countable]a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of somethingHe dug a deep hole in the garden.The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.Water had collected in the holes in the road. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. opening.