Hole - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |həʊl|  American pronunciation of the word hole
Brit.  |həʊl|  British pronunciation of the word hole

noun

- an opening into or through something
- an opening deliberately made in or through something
- one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
he played 18 holes
- an unoccupied space
- a depression hollowed out of solid matter (syn: hollow)
- a fault
he shot holes in my argument
- informal terms for a difficult situation (syn: fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle)
- informal terms for the mouth (syn: gob, maw, trap, yap)

verb

- hit the ball into the hole
- make holes in

Extra examples

I have a hole in my sock.

He fixed the hole in the roof.

The dog dug a deep hole.

Her putt rolled right into the hole.

She made a birdie on the seventh hole.

The course has 18 holes.

She holed a long putt for a birdie.

...holed the target with a round of shots...

I have a hole in my coat.

The boys watched the baseball game through a hole in the fence.

The bomb left a big hole in the ground.

The sailor was thrown in the hole for attempted mutiny.

You've put me in a bad hole.

The police discovered several holes in the suspect's alibi.

There are holes in your logic.

Phrasal verbs

hole up  — remain secluded or in hiding

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hole
he/she/it: holes
present participle: holing
past tense: holed
past participle: holed
noun
singular: hole
plural: holes
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