Hole

[həʊl] or [hol]

Definition

(noun.) an opening deliberately made in or through something.

(noun.) one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; 'he played 18 holes'.

(noun.) an opening into or through something.

(noun.) a depression hollowed out of solid matter.

(noun.) an unoccupied space.

(noun.) a fault; 'he shot holes in my argument'.

(verb.) make holes in.

(verb.) hit the ball into the hole.

Inputed by Cathleen--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Whole.

(n.) A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

(n.) An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.

(n.) To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.

(n.) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.

(v. i.) To go or get into a hole.

Inputed by Errol

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Perforation, aperture, opening.[2]. Cavity, cave, cavern, hollow, concavity, excavation.[3]. Hovel, kennel, den, mean habitation.

Typed by Annette

Definition

n. a hollow place: a cavity: an opening in a solid body: a pit: a subterfuge: a means of escape: a difficult situation: a scrape: a place of hiding a mean lodging a secret room for some disreputable business: (golf) one of the holes 4 in. in diameter into which the ball is played also the distance between any two holes.—v.t. to form holes in: to drive into a hole.—v.i. to go into a hole.—adj. Hole′-and-cor′ner secret: underhand.—ns. Hōling-axe a narrow axe for cutting holes in posts; Hōling-pick a pick used in under-cutting coal.—A hole in one's coat a stain on a person's reputation; Put a person in a hole to put him in a position from which he cannot easily extricate himself; Toad in the hole meat baked in batter &c.

Typist: Vivienne

Examples

Editor: Nettie

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