Hole in English dictionary

  • hole

    Meanings and definitions of "Hole"

    • A hollow spot in a surface.
    • An opening in a solid.
    • (golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
    • (golf) The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.
    • (archaeology, slang) An excavation pit or trench.
    • (figuratively) A weakness, a flaw
    • (informal) A container or receptacle.
    • (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
    • (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
    • (slang anatomy) An orifice, in particular the anus.
    • (informal) A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment.
    • (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel
    • (baseball) The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
    • (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
    • (transitive, by extention) To destroy.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      (heading)
      In games.
    • noun
      (archaeology, slang)
      An excavation pit or trench.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A weakness, a flaw
    • noun
      (informal)
      A container or receptacle.
    • noun
      (physics)
      In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
    • noun
      (slang anatomy)
      An orifice, in particular the anus.
    • noun
      (Ireland, idiomatic)
      sex, or a sex partner ( particularly in the phrase, "get one's hole"))
    • noun
      (informal, with "the")
      Solitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.
    • noun
      (slang)
      An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      Difficulty, in particular, debt.
    • noun
      (graph theory)
      A chordless cycle in a graph.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make holes in (an object or surface).
    • verb
      (transitive, by extension)
      To destroy.
    • verb
      To go or get into a hole.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.
    • verb
      simple past tense of [i]hele[/i]
    • hollow in some surface
    • opening in a solid
    • weakness, flaw
    • lack of an electron
    • security vulnerability
    • orifice
    • place where a prisoner is kept
    • undesirable place
    • portion of a game of golf
    • to make holes
    • An unspecified part of an F# expression that must be provided later for the expression to be usable.
    • A, often round, piece of nothingness in some solid.
    • noun
      an opening deliberately made in or through something
    • noun
      an opening into or through something
    • noun
      an unoccupied space
    • noun
      a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    • noun
      a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
    • noun
      informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
    • noun
      informal terms for the mouth
    • noun
      one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
    • verb
      hit the ball into the hole
    • verb
      make holes in

    Synonyms of "Hole" in English dictionary

    depression, mouth, hollow are the top synonyms of "Hole" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Hole

    • hole ( plural  holes)
    • lm  liczba mnoga holes
    • hole ( third-person singular simple present holes, present participle holing, simple past and past participle holed)
    • hole (plural holes)
    • hole (third-person singular simple present holes, present participle holing, simple past and past participle holed)
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