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Hole

həʊl

Hole definitions
noun
hole holes
  1. a hollow place in a solid body or surface

    "the dog had dug a hole in the ground"

    • an aperture passing through something

      "he had a hole in his sock"

    • 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"

    • 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"

  3. an unpleasant place

    "she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town"

  4. 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"

verb
hole holed holes holing
  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"