hole
n.
opening, gap; cavity, hollow; burrow, den; pothole; prison cell; dingy dirty place
v.
excavate, create a hole, perforate
Hole
hole
Noun
1. an opening into or through something
(hypernym) opening, gap
(hyponym) aperture
2. an opening deliberately made in or through something
(hypernym) opening
(hyponym) air hole
3. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
(synonym) golf hole
(hypernym) playing period, period of play, play
(hyponym) dogleg
(part-holonym) golf course, golf links, links
(derivation) hole out
4. an unoccupied space
(hypernym) space
(hyponym) pore
5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
(synonym) hollow
(hypernym) natural depression, depression
(hyponym) burrow, tunnel
6. a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
(hypernym) defect, fault, flaw
7. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
(synonym) fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
8. informal terms for the mouth
(synonym) trap, cakehole, maw, yap, gob
(hypernym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
Verb
1. hit the ball into the hole
(synonym) hole out
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) golf hole
(classification) golf, golf game
2. make holes in
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
holen
v.
fetch, get, take, pick up, take away, win, catch
Hole
(v. i.)
To go or get into a hole.
(n.)
To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.
(n.)
To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.
(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.)
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.
(a.)
Whole.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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