hole

[[t]hoʊl[/t]]

n. v. holed, hol•ing

1) an opening through something; gap:

a hole in the roof[/ex]

2) a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity:

a hole in the ground[/ex]

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

7) a small harbor; cove

8) a fault; flaw:

serious holes in your reasoning[/ex]

9) a deep, still place in a stream:

a swimming hole[/ex]

10) spo

a) the circular opening in a golfing green into which the ball is to be played

b) a part of a golf course including fairway, rough, and hazards

c) the play on such a part considered as a unit of scoring

11) cvb inf opening; slot:

We need someone to fill a hole in our department[/ex]

12) elo elm a mobile vacancy in the electronic structure of a semiconductor that acts as a positive charge carrier and has mass equivalent to the electron

13) to make a hole in

14) to put or drive into a hole

15) to make a hole in something

16) phv+spo hole out, to strike a golf ball into a hole

17) phv hole up

a) to retire into a hole or cave for the winter

b) to hide from or as if from pursuers; take refuge

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- hole in the wall in a or the hole pick a hole or holes in

Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE hol, orig. neut. of hol (adj.) hollow, c. OFris, OOHGhol, ON holr hol′ey, adj.