Hole
/həʊl/
Hole is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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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.
“There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it.”
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A weakness; a flaw or ambiguity.
“I have found a hole in your argument.”
verb
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To make holes in (an object or surface).
“Shrapnel holed the ship's hull.”
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To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.
“Woods holed a standard three foot putt”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
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