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| hole [ hōl ] |
noun (plural holes) |
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1. cavity: a hollow space in a solid object or area
  The hole had filled with water.
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2. aperture: a gap or opening in or through something
a hole in my socks
a hole in the defensive line
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3. burrow: a hollowed-out area in the ground where an animal such as a rabbit or mouse lives
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4. flaw: a fault or flaw in something such as logic, an argument, or a position
But there are so many holes in her theory.
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5. unpleasant place: a dark or dirty place, especially a place where somebody lives
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6. awkward situation: an awkward or embarrassing situation
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7. prisoner's cell: a prison cell or dungeon, or solitary confinement
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8. golf target in golf: in golf, a small round cavity or cup on a green into which the ball is hit
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9. golf area of golf course: a part of a golf course that consists of a tee, a fairway, and a green with a hole and is a basic element in scoring. A golf course usually has 18 holes.
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10. electronics mobile space in semiconductor: a space normally occupied by an electron in the lattice structure of a semiconductor material that is mobile and can act as a carrier of a positive charge
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11. geography cove: a small bay or harbor on the coast
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12. regional agriculture pile of vegetables: a heap of vegetables, usually potatoes, covered with earth and mulch and sometimes stored in a shed
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verb (past and past participle holed, present participle hol·ing, 3rd person present singular holes) |
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1. transitive verb perforate something: to make a hole or holes in something
This new device holes a ream of paper perfectly.
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2. transitive verb put ball in hole: to hit or drive a ball into one of the holes of a golf course
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3. intransitive verb go into hole: to go or climb into a hole
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| [ Old English hol "hollow," probably < Indo-European, "hide, conceal"] |
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| hol·ey adjective |
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in the hole
1. owing money
2. having a score of less than zero
3. in a position of disadvantage
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make a hole in something to use up a large part of something (slang)
The monthly rent makes a considerable hole in my salary.
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pick holes in something to look for and find minor mistakes in something, particularly in an argument
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| Spelling Note |
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hole or whole? Do not confuse the spelling of hole and whole, which sound similar. Hole is chiefly used as a noun, denoting a hollow space, a gap, an unpleasant place, or an awkward situation, as in a hole in the ground; it is also used as a verb, meaning "make a hole in" or "put in a hole." Whole is an adjective, noun, or adverb referring to something in its entirety, as in the whole world, the whole of the summer, a whole new ball game.
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